Psychology and Law

1. Psychology and Law: An Overview.- What Is Law?.- What Is Psychology?.- What Is Psychology and Law?.- The Roots of Psychology and Law.- The Historical Strands of Psychology and Law.- Conceptualizing the Relationship between Psychology and Law.- Haney’s Taxonomy.- Monahan and Walker’s Proposal.- Conflict between Psychology and Law.- How Much Influence Has Psychology Exerted on Courts?.- Psychology and Public Policy.- Mental Health Policy.- Other Examples.- Conclusion.- References.- I. Human Behavior in the Trial Process.- 2. Juries: The Current State of the Empirical Literature.- 3. Witnesses to Crime: Social and Cognitive Factors Governing the Validity of People’s Reports.- 4. Preventing Mistaken Convictions in Eyewitness Identification Trials: The Case against Traditional Safeguards.- II. Forensic Assessment and Treatment.- 5. Forensic Assessment.- 6. Predicting Violence in Mentally and Personality Disordered Individuals.- 7. Forensic Treatment: A Review of Programs and Research.- III. Issues in Civil Law.- 8. Civil Law: Employment and Discrimination.- 9. Best Interests of the Child: New Twists on an Old Theme.- IV. Ethics and Professional Issues.- 10. Preparing for Two Cultures: Education and Training in Law and Psychology.- 11. Ethical and Legal Contours of Forensic Psychology.- Appendix: Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists.