The Psychology of Law: Human Behavior, Legal Institutions, and Law (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)

Despite notable contributions in eyewitness identification and jury selection, most legal research undertaken by psychologists has had a minimal impact upon law and public policy in the United States.In this compelling text, Sales and Krauss delineate ways in which psychologists have failed to understand the law and the context in which it operates. To combat this, they offer a roadmap for how criminal justice and forensic researchers can use research to describe, explain, predict, and provide solutions for legal situations that can have a real impact on judges, juries, and the legal profession at large. Read more