Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Alcohol intoxication

eyewitness memory and,1:11–13

See alsoSubstance abuse and intimate partner violence;

Substance abuse disorders; Substance abuse

treatment

Alcohol intoxication, impact on eyewitness memory,

1:11–13

experimental findings,1: 13

research methodologies,1:12–13

Alcohol withdrawal, hallucinations and,1: 347

Alibi,1: 14

Alibi witnesses, 1:14–15

ALI-MPC (American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code Test).

SeeAmerican Law Institute’s Model Penal Code Test

(ALI-MPC)

Alito, Justice Samuel,2: 736

Allen, John J.B.,1: 197

Allen v. United States,1: 246

All-suspect lineups,2: 459

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR),1:15–18,2: 628

efficacy of,1:16–17

field research on,1:16–18

victim-offender mediation with juvenile offenders,

2:837–839

Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

capacity to consent to treatment,1: 53

financial capacity and,1: 316

Amaral, United States v.,1: 292

AMBER Alert system, 1:19–20

AMBER fatigue,1: 19

research,1: 20

American Bar Association Resolution on Mental Disability

and the Death Penalty, 1:20–23

Task Force background,1:20–21

text of resolution,1:22–23

American Juries Project. SeeChicago Jury Project

American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code Test (ALI-MPC),

1:62,1:164–165,1: 373

American Psychological Association (APA), amicus curiae

briefs,1:26,1: 28

American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC),2: 816

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1:23–26,1: 321

accommodation,1:24,1: 25

background of,1:23–24

disparate treatment,1:26,1:225–227

hostile work environment,1:26,2:736,2: 740

litigation-related evaluations,1:25–26

mental disabilities and,1: 24

police selection,2: 585

psychiatric advance directives,2: 635

psychological consultations with employers

and workers,1: 25

return-to-work evaluations,1: 25

Amicus curiae briefs, 1:26–28,2: 825

American Psychological Association and,

1:26,1: 28

history of,1: 27

perceptions of,1:27–28

prevalence and influence of,1: 27

Amisulpiride,2: 654

Amnesia

childhood amnesia,2: 691

dissociative identity disorder,1:227–228

feigned,2: 471

Amplified presentation,2:472,2: 473

Analytic item selection,1: 353

Anchoring,2: 448

Andrews, Don,2: 725

Anger, Novaco Anger Scale,2:526–528

Anger rapists,2: 734

Anhedonia,2: 512

Antabuse,2: 776

Antidepressants,2: 515

Antipsychotic drugs,1:375,2: 654

for delusions,1: 195

for hallucinations,1: 346

right to refuse,2: 491

Antisocial behavior

assessing,2: 716

juvenile offending and,1:433,1: 436

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD),1:28–33,2: 556

assessment of,1:30–31

association with other disorders,1: 30

characteristics of,1:29–30

etiology of,1:31–32

treatment of,1: 31

See alsoPsychopathy

Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD),1:439,1: 440

Anxiety,1: 134

APA (American Psychological Association).

SeeAmerican Psychological Association (APA)

Apodaca v. Oregon,1: 425

Appeals, competency to waive,1:123–125

Appearance-change instructions in lineups, 1:33–34,1: 377

empirical research on effects of,1:33–34

false identifications and,1: 34

Appearance changes,1:287–290

APSD (Antisocial Process Screening Device). SeeAntisocial

Process Screening Device (APSD)

Arbitration,1:15–16

Arieti, Silvano,1: 348

Arizona

abolition of insanity defense,1: 166

jurors’ note taking,1: 419

jury out-of-pocket expenses,1: 400

sex offender civil commitment statutes,2: 720

sex offender recidivism,2: 510

Arizona, Clark v.,1:217,1:374,2: 488

Arizona, Miranda v.,1:56,1:59,1:118,1:336–337

Arizona, Ring v.,1: 7

Arkansas, Rock v.,1: 361

Arkansas, Whitmore v.,1:124,1: 125

Arousal,2: 484

Arrest decisions

domestic violence,2:568–569

race and,2:564–565

Ashcroft v. ACLU,2: 530

Ash, United States v.,2: 520

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