The popular policeman and other cases : : psychological perspectives on legal evidence / / Willem Albert Wagenaar, Hans Crombag.

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 " the critical - and often misunderstood - intersection of psychology and law. The authors, both expert...

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Year of Publication:2005
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (287 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).
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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