Legal and Criminological Psychology

This book brings advance professional and scientific knowledge in the field of legal and criminological psychology, defined broadly as the application of psychology to law or interdisciplinary enquiry in legal and psychological fields. Criminal psychology is concerned with analyzing and improving the criminal justice system; enhancing police interviewing, detecting deception, or examining courtroom psychology and jury decision making. The study of imprisonment has taught us many important lessons about group behavior, conformity and the ability of prisons to rehabilitate offenders.

Print ISBN: 978-1-68250-490-1 | $145 | 2018 | Hardcover

Editor: Siu-Ping Lee