Brief Contents

1. Psychology and Law: A Cautious Alliance

2. Interrogations and Confessions

3. Lie Detection

4. The Psychology of Forensic Identification: DNA, Fingerprints, and Physical Trace Evidence

5. Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies

6. Jury Selection

7. Eyewitness Identification and Testimony

8. Competence to Stand Trial

9. The Insanity Defense

10. Battered Woman Syndrome, Rape Trauma Syndrome, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

11. Interviewing Children and Memories of Sexual Abuse

12. Child Custody Disputes and Parental Competence

13. Juries and Judges as Decision-Makers

14. Predicting Violent Behavior: The Psychology of Risk Assessment

15. Workplace Law: Harassment, Discrimination, and Fairness

16. Corrections: Sentencing, Imprisonment, and Alternatives

17. The Death Penalty

Clinical/Forensic Chapters are marked in blue