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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100803931689
ISBN-139780803931688
eBay Product ID (ePID)673044
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOn the Witness Stand : Controversies in the Courtroom
Publication Year1987
SubjectGeneral, Witnesses
TypeTextbook
AuthorCynthia E. Willis
Subject AreaLaw, Psychology
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight25 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN87-023373
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal347.73/066
Table Of ContentPART ONE: LIE DETECTION AND POLYGRAPH TESTINGThe Validity of Polygraph Testing - Leonard Saxe, Denise Dougherty and Theodore CrossThe Detection of Deception - David T LykkenTruth and Deception - David C Raskin and John A BodlesnyA Reply to LykkenPART TWO: REFRESHING MEMORY THROUGH HYPNOSISHypnosis as an Aid in a Homicide Investigation - Martin ReiserHypnosis and Distortion in Eyewitness Memory - William H PutnamHypnotic Memory Enhancement of Witnesses - Marilyn Chapnik SmithDoes it Work?Eyewitness Memory Enchancement in the Police Interview - R Edward Geiselman, Ronald P Fisher, David P MacKinnon and Heidi L HollandCognitive Retrieval Memories Versus HypnosisPART THREE: EYEWITNESS ACCURACYApplied Eyewitness-testimony Research - Gary L WellsSystem Variables and Estimator VariablesSemantic Integration of Verbal Information into a Visual Memory - Elizabeth F Loftus, David G Miller and Helen J BurnsRecognition for Faces of Own and Other Race - Roy S Malpass and Jerome KravitzPART FOUR: EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONYSilence is not Golden - Elizabeth F LoftusTestifying on Eyewitness Reliability - Anne Maass, John C Brigham and Stephen G WestExpert Advice is not Always PersuasivePART FIVE: CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOMTV Cameras, Public Self-consciousness, and Mock Juror Performance - Saul M KassinDoes Research Support the Estes Ban on Cameras in the Courtroom? - Kermit NetteburgPublic Opinion on the Psychological and Legal Aspects of Televising Rape Trials - Janet Swim and Eugene Borgida
SynopsisTrial evidence can only be introduced through exhibits or the testimony of witnesses, and psychologists and other social scientists have now begun to empirically evaluate questions such as: What is the impact of the testimony of eyewitnesses in the court decisions? Should hypnosis be used with crime witnesses? Is the polygraph an accurate device to determine the guilt or innocence of a suspect? This book contains articles reprinted from psychological journals relevant to the above questions. The five sections deal with different aspects of witnesses testimony, and each contain three reprinted articles, plus an introduction and summary written by the volume editors to place the articles in context and provide conclusions and recommendations, Trial evidence can only be introduced through exhibits or the testimony of witnesses, and psychologists and other social scientists have now begun to empirically evaluate questions such as: What is the impact of the testimony of eyewitnesses in the court decisions? Should hypnosis be used with crime witnesses? Is the polygraph an accurate device to determine the guilt or innocence of a suspect? This book contains articles reprinted from psychological journals relevant to the above questions. The five sections deal with different aspects of witnesses testimony, and each contain three reprinted articles, plus an introduction and summary written by the volume editors to place the articles in context and provide conclusions and recommendations.
LC Classification NumberKF8950.O5 1987
