Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System,
9th Edition

Edith Greene, Kirk Heilbrun

ISBN-13: 9781337570879
Copyright 2019 | Published
496 pages | List Price: USD $300.95

Does trauma spark brazen acts? Are eyewitnesses accurate reporters? Can jurors distinguish truth from lies? Answer these and more in WRIGHTMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, 9th Edition. Real cases such as Bill Cosby and Dylann Roof illustrate the flesh and blood of the psychological issues considered in the book--from the motivations of offenders to discretion in sentencing. This book gives you an eye-opening overview of psychology's contributions to the legal system--and the many roles available to trained psychologists within the system.

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1. Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles.
2. The Legal System: Issues, Structure, and Players.
3. Psychology of Crime.
4. Psychology of Police.
5. Eyewitnesses to Crimes and Accidents.
6. Victims of Crime, Violence, and Adversity.
7. Evaluating Criminal Suspects.
8. Traditional Prosecutions.
9. Alternatives to Traditional Prosecutions.
10. Assessment in Criminal and Juvenile Cases.
11. Assessment in Civil Cases.
12. Preparing for Trials.
13. Jurors and Juries.
14. Punishment and Sentencing.
15. Adult and Juvenile Corrections.

  • Edith Greene

    Edie Greene is emerita professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, where she served on the faculty for 35 years. She earned her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and law at the University of Washington in 1983. She has been a fellow in law and psychology at Harvard Law School and a visiting scholar at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). She has obtained several federally funded grants to support her research on legal decision making, eyewitness memory and psycholegal aspects of aging. Dr. Greene received a college-wide award for outstanding research and creative works, a university-wide award for excellence in research and the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Faculty. She has been invited to lecture at the National Judicial College and at continuing legal education programs nationwide. She consults with lawyers on various trial-related issues including jury selection, trial strategies and jury decisions, and has, on numerous occasions, testified as an expert witness on jury behavior and eyewitness memory. In addition to serving as coauthor of the 5th through 10th editions of PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, Dr. Greene is author of a number of articles, columns and book chapters on jury decision making, trial reforms, witness memory, elder law issues and teaching in psychology and law. She is also co-signer on several amicus briefs presented to the U.S. Supreme Court and is co-author of an additional three books. She has served as president of the American Psychology-Law Society/APA Division 41 and received their award for outstanding teaching and mentoring. Dr. Greene lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains where she hikes, bikes and skis.

  • Kirk Heilbrun

    Kirk Heilbrun is currently a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1980 from the University of Texas at Austin. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship training from 1981 to 1982 in psychology and criminal justice at Florida State University. Dr. Heilbrun’s current research focuses on juvenile and adult offenders, legal decision making and forensic evaluation associated with such decision making, as well as reentry and the diversion of individuals with behavioral health problems from standard prosecution. He is the author of numerous articles on forensic assessment, violence risk assessment and risk communication and the diversion and treatment of justice-involved individuals. In addition to serving as co-author for the 6th through 10th editions of PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, he has published twelve other books on topics including forensic mental health assessment, juvenile delinquency, violence risk assessment, the Sequential Intercept Model, evaluating juvenile transfer, forensic ethics and university-behavioral health system collaboration. Dr. Heilbrun’s practice interests also center around forensic assessment, and he directs a clinic within the department in this area. In addition, he leads a reentry project for the assessment and treatment of individuals returning to the community from federal prison, those involved in a federal mental health court and individuals who have been exonerated from criminal convictions. He has previously served as president of both the American Psychology-Law Psychology/APA Division 41 and the American Board of Forensic Psychology. Dr. Heilbrun’s enjoys biking into work and playing padel (Google it).

  • "Critical thought questions" associated with updated case examples--e.g., Bill Cosby, Dylann Roof, the Boston Marathon bomber, Muslim students murdered in North Carolina and Jodi Arias--engage students in reflecting on what they've just read.

  • New content examines controversial issues such as use of deadly force by police, coercive interrogation techniques, assessing risk of terrorism and hate crime laws.

  • Chapter 7, "Evaluating Criminal Suspects," presents detailed information on criminal profiling, including career paths of profilers. Significant updates include new material on cognitive methods of detecting deception, based on the premise that lying is more mentally taxing than telling the truth. The chapter also features new questioning methods to detect deceit.

  • The authors present an updated review of the literature in straightforward and readable language.

  • Up-to-date research keeps the ninth edition current and authoritative. The text remains the best seller in its market for its comprehensive coverage, well developed writing style, use of interesting case studies to illustrate core principles and unwavering attention to relevant legal dilemmas.

  • Learning objectives ("orienting questions") at the beginning of each chapter guide students' reading. End-of-chapter summaries address the questions and reinforce concepts.

  • Appendices with the Constitutional amendments, the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology provide students with a well-rounded look at the psychology of law as well as the consolidation of all the information they need in one text.

  • A chapter on the psychology of corrections (Chapter 15, "Adult and Juvenile Corrections") focuses on post-adjudication issues. It contains separate sections for juveniles and adults, traditional institutional interventions and descriptions of interventions in the community that are of particular contemporary interest. The chapter also discusses the role of psychologists in jails and prisons and includes a section on psychological consequences of long-term incarceration.

  • The popular "The Case of" feature highlights real cases from recent headlines, making important legal concepts relevant and interesting to today's students.

  • The coauthors--a cognitive psychologist and a clinical psychologist--have years of experience with the legal system, ensuring a well-developed and balanced approach.

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