Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Rassin, Eric, author

Title Case studies in legal psychology : psychological perspectives on criminal evidence / Eric Rassin
Published Cham : Springer, 2023

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xi, 158 pages) : illustrations
Contents Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Armed Robbery and a Disputed Identification in a Mugshot Series -- Chapter 3. The Armed Robbery and a Disputed Identification in a Line Up -- Chapter 4. Popeye and an Obscure Mix of Identification Procedures -- Chapter 5. Delayed Allegation of Sexual Assault, Repression and Psychotherapy -- Chapter 6. Dissociation as a State of Reduced Consciousness -- Chapter 7. The Tantra Therapist and the Threat of Collaborative Storytelling -- Chapter 8. Magic Mumfry and the Snowball Effect -- Chapter 9. A Shocked and Caring Community -- Chapter 10. The Amnestic Murderer -- Chapter 11. The Breda Six -- Chapter 12. Mister Big and a Disputed Confession -- Chapter 13. Conclusion
Summary In some criminal cases, it is a difficult challenge to find out what happened. Fact finders will rely on different approaches ranging from intuitive heuristics to scientific insights. With 11 real cases, this book illustrates how professional judges evaluate criminal evidence. Moreover, the legal psychological approach to the same evidence is discussed, as the author served as a psychological expert witness in these cases
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 20, 2023)
Subject Forensic psychology.
Forensic psychology
Psicologia forense.
Prova penal.
Genre/Form Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783031449314
3031449312