Advances in Psychology and Law (eBook)

Monica Miller is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno with a split appointment between the Criminal Justice Department and the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology PhD Program. She is on the editorial board of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. She has authored or edited 6 books and over 100 articles and chapters. Her primary research interests are in jury decision making and factors that relate to community sentiment toward various legal issues.Brian Bornstein is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Courtesy Professor of Law, and the Director of the Law-Psychology Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is past editor of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. He has authored or edited 15 books and more than 150 journal articles and chapters. His primary research interests are jury decision making and eyewitness memory.

Interrogation and the minority suspect: Pathways to true and false confession.-  A comprehensive evaluation of showups.- The weapon focus effect for person identifications and descriptions: A meta-analysis.- “It will be your duty…:” The psychology of criminal jury instructions.- Structured risk assessment and legal decision making.- Children’s participation in legal proceedings: Stress, Coping, and Consequences.- Sex offender policy and prevention.- The psychology of tort law.