The verdict of the court passing judgment in law and psychology Jenny McEwan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEwan, Jenny, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judgments--Psychological aspects.

Judgments.

Verdicts--Psychological aspects.

Verdicts.

Judicial process--Psychological aspects.

Judicial process.

Forensic psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Portland, Oregon Hart Publishing 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Courts are constantly required to know how people think. They may have to decide what a specific person was thinking on a past occasion; how others would have reacted to a particular situation; or whether a witness is telling the truth. Be they judges,jurors or magistrates, the law demands they penetrate human consciousness. This book questions whether the `arm-chair psychology' operated by fact-finders, and indeed the law itself, in its treatment of the fact-finders, bears any resemblance to the knowledge derived from psychological research. Comparing psychological theory with court verdicts in both civil and criminal contexts, it assesses where the separation between law and science is most acute, and most dangerous

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Responsibility

3. Criminal Responsibility

4. Finders of Fact

5. Laymen and the Law

6. The Criminal Process and Personality

7. Laymen and Science

8. The Impact of Psychology on Law

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

1-4725-5947-9

1-280-80829-2

9786610808298

1-84731-088-5

OCLC:

476005704