Wrightsman (psychology, University of Kansas) and Fulero, a practicing attorney and psychologist, offer a broad introduction to the application of psychological research, theory, and practice to the resolution of legal questions. The text covers the roles that forensic psychologists play in the legal system, using empirical data and real cases to illustrate points. An extensive list of references includes psychological and legal texts, scientific journals, court cases, law reviews, and popular periodicals. This second edition combines some chapters and adds a new chapter on risk assessment. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Lawrence S. Wrightsman is professor of Psychology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Wrightsman is an author or editor of ten other books relevant to the legal system, including PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, FIFTH EDITION, THE AMERICAN JURY ON TRIAL, and JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING: IS PSYCHOLOGY RELEVANT? He was invited to contribute the entry on the law and psychology for the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGY, sponsored by the American Psychological Association and published by Oxford University Press. His research topics include jury selection procedures, reactions to police interrogations, and the impact of judicial instructions. He has also served as a trial consultant and testified as an expert witness. Wrightsman is a former president of both the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. In 1998 he was the recipient of a Distinguished Career Award from the American Psychology-Law Society. Solomon Fulero is both a practicing attorney and a psychologist. He is currently Professor and former Chair of Psychology at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio and Clinical Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Wright State University in Dayton. He maintains private practices in both psychology and law, and is a frequent expert witness on matters pertaining to legal psychology, in both social/experimental (eyewitness testimony, interrogations and confessions, pretrial publicity, etc. ) and clinical (competency, sanity, sexual predator status, competency to waive Miranda rights, etc. ) areas. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles in both psychology journals and law reviews. Dr. Fulero is the 2003-2004President of the American Psychology-Law Society, Division 41 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Fulero received his Ph. D. in social psychology and his law degree from the University of Oregon in August 1979 and December 1979 respectively, and a respecialization certificate in clinical psychology from Wright State University in June 1988.

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