TY  - BOOK
AU  - McEwan,Jenny
TI  - The verdict of the court: passing judgment in law and psychology 
SN  - 1901362531
AV  - K2300 .M34 2003
U1  - 347.07019 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oxford, Portland, Or.
PB  - Hart Pub.
KW  - Judgments
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Verdicts
KW  - Judicial process
KW  - Forensic psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Responsibility --; 3; Criminal Responsibility --; 4; Finders of Fact --; 5; Laymen and the Law --; 6; The Criminal Process and Personality --; 7; Laymen and Science --; 8; The Impact of Psychology on Law
N2  - "Courts are constantly required to know how people think. They may have to decide what a specific person was thinking on a past occasion; how others would have reacted to a particular situation; or whether a witness is telling the truth. Be they judges, jurors or magistrates, the law demands they penetrate human consciousness. This book questions whether the 'arm-chair psychology' operated by fact-finders, and indeed the law itself, in its treatment of the fact-finders, bears any resemblance to the knowledge derived from psychological research. Comparing psychological theory with court verdicts in both civil and criminal contexts, it assesses where the separation between law and science is most acute, and most dangerous."--BOOK JACKET
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