Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century

Acknowledgments.- Preface.- 1. Two Steps Forward and One Step Backward: The Law and Psychology Movement(s) in the 20th Century.- 2. Psychological Jurisprudence.- 3. Children, Psychology, and Law: Reflections on Past and Future Contributions to Science and Policy.- 4. Forensic Assessment: Current Status and Future Directions.- 5. Risk Assessment.- 6. Competency: Past, Present, and Future.- 7. Eyewitness Research.- 8. Jurors and Juries: A Review of the Field.- 9. Why do People Sue, and What are they Suing for?- 10. Psychological Issues in Civil Law.- 11. Evaluating Published Research in Psychology and Law: A Gatekeeper Analysis of Law and Human Behavior.- Index.