The Popular Policeman and Other Cases : : Psychological Perspectives on Legal Evidence / / H. F. M. Crombag, W. A. Wagenaar.
The role of psychologists, both in the courtroom and at the crime scene, is rapidly expanding. Surveying a wide range of international court cases, The Popular Policeman and Other Cases explores the critical—and often misunderstood—intersection of psychology and law. The authors, both expert psychol...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2012] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1. Illegal Gambling or the Victory Travel Club
- 2. On Causal Reasoning or Death in the Warmoesstraat
- 3. Consumer Confusion or Potato Chips and Olive Oil
- 4. Fiction and Reality of ‘the Average Individual’ or the Case of Old Mr. Lane
- 5. Case Histories and Scientific Proof or the Case of JR
- 6. Not a Good Story or the Disappearance of Maddy and Vicky
- 7. Conflicting Scenarios or the Case of the Man Who Needed a Companion
- 8. Two Processes Obstructing the Accuracy of Long-Term Memory or the Case of the Stolen Mercedes
- 9. Confessions after Repeated Interrogation or the Putten Murder Case
- 10. Collaborative Storytelling or the Artist’s Models and an Angry Neighbourhood
- 11. Allegation of Sexual Child Abuse in a Case of Disputed Visitation or Cindy’s Story
- 12. Psychogenic Amnesia or the Case of the Amnesic Strangler
- 13. Obeying Reflexes or Death on the Climbing Wall
- 14. Visual Acuity or Shooting Mimi the Cat
- 15. Sexual Semiotics or the Case of the Popular Policeman
- Postscript: Psychological Expertise and the Law
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index