Advances in psychology and law. Volume 2 ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brian H. Bornstein, Monica K. Miller, editors.
• Editors: Bornstein, Brian H; Miller, Monica K
• Contents: The Validity of Pleading Guilty / Allison D. Redlich -- Capital-izing Jurors: How Death Qualification Relates to Jury Composition, Jurors' Perceptions, and Trial Outcomes / Logan A. Yelderman, Monica K. Miller and Clayton D. Peoples -- The Impact of Emotions on Juror Judgments and Decision Making / Narina Nunez, Victoria Estrada-Reynolds, Kimberly Schweitzer and Bryan Myers -- Scientific Evidence and Juror Decision Making: Theory, Empirical Research, and Future Directions / Dennis J. Devine and Shelbi Macken -- The Purpose, Content, and Effects of Expert Testimony on Interrogations and Confessions / Mark Costanzo, Iris Blandón-Gitlin and Deborah Davis -- Psychology and the Federal Rules of Evidence / Amy Kleynhans and Brian H. Bornstein -- An Examination of Whether Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) Evidence Satisfies the Relevance/Prejudice Admissibility Standard / David DeMatteo, Heath Hodges and Jaymes Fairfax-Columbo -- A Synthetic Perspective on the Own-Race Bias in Eyewitness Identification / John Paul Wilson, Michael J. Bernstein and Kurt Hugenberg -- Risk-Reducing Interventions for Justice-Involved Individuals: A Critical Review / Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Chris King, Alice Thornewill and Sarah Phillips -- Deterring Gangs: Criminal Justice Approaches and Psychological Perspectives / Jane L. Wood, Emma Alleyne and Hayley Beresford. Preface; Contents; 1 The Validity of Pleading Guilty; Overview of Guilty Pleas and the Process; Determining the Validity of Pleading Guilty; Knowing and Intelligent Plea Decision-Making; Capacity for Valid Plea Decision-Making; Understanding of Plea Information; Sufficiency of Information to Make Informed Plea Decisions; Needed Research on Knowing and Intelligent Plea Decision-Making; Voluntary Plea Decision-Making; Needed Research on Voluntary Plea Decision-Making; Factual Guilt and Plea Decision-Making; Needed Research on Factual Guilt and Plea Decision-Making; Conclusion; References. 2 Capital-izing Jurors: How Death Qualification Relates to Jury Composition, Jurors' Perceptions, and Trial Outcomes The Death Penalty; A History of Death Qualification; The Biasing Effects of Death Qualification; Death Qualification and Jury Composition; Death Qualification and Jurors' Perceptions; Death Qualification, Verdicts, and Sentences; Theoretical Applications and Extensions; Implications, Limitations, and Future Directions; Conclusion; References; 3 The Impact of Emotions on Juror Judgments and Decision Making. How Emotions Influence Judgments of Blame and Responsibility: Theories and Empirical EvidenceAffect Infusion Model and Juror Decisions; Appraisal Theory and Information Processing; Value and Application of Legal Information; Affect-as-Information Informing Juror Decisions; Summary; Trial Evidence Eliciting Emotions in Jurors; Graphic Photographs; Graphic Verbal Descriptions and Crime Heinousness; Witness Demeanor; Defendant Emotion; Emotional Appeals and Jurors; Psychology and Law Studies of Emotions and Jurors' Decisions; Juror Emotion; Summary; Potential Moderators; Juror Instructions. Individual Differences in EmotionalityJury Deliberations; Summary; Discussion; Suggestions for Future Research; Final Thoughts; References; 4 Scientific Evidence and Juror Decision Making: Theory, Empirical Research, and Future Directions; Theoretical Approaches to Understanding the Impact of Scientific Evidence; General Theories of Cognition; Theories of Juror Decision Making; Toward an Integration.; Empirical Research on the Impact of Scientific Evidence on Jurors; How Well Do Jurors Use Scientific Evidence?; What Characteristics of Scientific Evidence Influence Juror Decision Making? What Contextual and Dispositional Variables Affect the Impact of Scientific Evidence?Discussion; Major Empirical Findings; A Conceptual Framework for Scientific Evidence; Future Research Directions; Summary; References; 5 The Purpose, Content, and Effects of Expert Testimony on Interrogations and Confessions; True, False, and Ambiguous Confessions; The Admissibility and Purpose of Expert Testimony on Confessions; The Content of Expert Testimony on Confessions; The Power Asymmetry Between Interrogator and Suspect; The Foundational Lie of the Interrogation Process.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages)
• Subjects: 340.19; Psychology; Law -- Psychological aspects; LAW -- Essays; LAW -- General Practice; LAW -- Jurisprudence; LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism; LAW -- Practical Guides; LAW -- Reference; Law -- Psychological aspects; Psychology; Law and Psychology; Psychology -- Applied Psychology; Criminal or forensic psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319430836; 3319430831
• Related ISBNs: 9783319430829
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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