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- Numerous cognitive and social psychological theories are applicable to the legal arena, as they may influence identification, perceptions, decision-making, policy and more.
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Shocked at miscarriages of justice and looking to understand offender, investigator, and justice-system player behavior, society is looking to legal psychology for both explanations and solutions. This is what we wanted our issue of Translational Issues in Psychological Science to address.
- Psychology and the legal system: The courtroom and beyond.
Provides an introduction to this issue of Translational...
- Psychology and the legal system: The courtroom and beyond.
Feb 15, 2020 · We investigated the scientific quality of assessment methods used by psychologists in legal cases and the extent to which courts are attuned to such quality. We found significant weaknesses in both the methods that psychologists use to address legal issues and the way courts assess those methods.
- Tess M S Neal, Christopher Slobogin, Michael J Saks, David L Faigman, Kurt F Geisinger
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Edkins, V. A., Falligant, J. M., Lavoie, J., & Lawal, T. (2017). Psychology and the legal system: The courtroom and beyond. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 3(2), 117–120. https:// https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000119
Provides an introduction to this issue of Translational Issues in Psychological Sciences. This special issue on "Psychology and the Legal System" is more than an overview of what “Psychology and Law” is, but where it is headed and what current, societal issues dictate it should be. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
Edkins, Vanessa A.: School of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, US, 32901-6975, vedkins@fit.edu
Edkins, Vanessa A.: School of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, US Falligant, John Michael: Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, US Lavoie, Jennifer: Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada Lawal, Temitayo: School of Psychology, Florida Institute of T...
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Aug 9, 2019 · Cognitive Psychology and Legal Decision-Making. How is the legal profession changing? What cognitive challenges should modern lawyers meet? How can cognitive psychology help to improve legal decision making? All of these aspects are covered below.
Apr 28, 2024 · Numerous cognitive and social psychological theories are applicable to the legal arena, as they may influence identification, perceptions, decision-making, policy and more. The current research topic will elucidate where we are today in our understanding of the intersection between cognitive and social ...
Jul 5, 2018 · The object of neurolegal analysis is to identify the neurological basis of law-oriented behavior, and to integrate the cognitive sciences into legal knowledge, so as to solve some problems such as the legal capacity to exercise rights, as well as criminal responsibility, anti-social behavior, and the reliability of witnesses (Palazzani and ...
Dec 1, 2016 · There are three avenues to increase or maximize cognitive ability that could potentially impact people's decision-making in the legal context: Increase WMC, reduce cognitive load, or channel people to tasks that do not overtax their abilities.
