The popular policeman and other cases : psychological perspectives on legal evidence

The popular policeman and other cases : psychological perspectives on legal evidence / Willem Albert Wagenaar, Hans Crombag.

"In this compelling title, two distinguished scholars share their experiences as expert witnesses in cases ranging from eyewitness testimony, person identification and recovered memories, to false confessions, collaborative storytelling and causal attribution, in the context of various interrog...

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Main Author: Wagenaar, Willem Albert, 1941-2011
Other Authors: Crombag, H. F. M. (Henricus Florentine Maria), 1935-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Evidence, Criminal > Psychological aspects > Cases.
Forensic psychology > Cases.
Law.
Society and social sciences.
Psychology.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Evidence, Criminal > Psychological aspects
Forensic psychology
Rechtspsychologie.
Bewijsrecht.
Deskundigen.
Electronic books.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Illegal Gambling or the Victory Travel Club
  • On Causal Reasoning or Death in the Warmoesstraat
  • Consumer Confusion or Potato Chips and Olive Oil
  • Fiction and Reality of 'the Average Individual' or the Case of Old Mr. Lane
  • Case Histories and Scientific Proof or the Case of JR
  • Not a Good Story or the Disappearance of Maddy and Vicky
  • Conflicting Scenarios or the Case of the Man Who Needed a Companion
  • Two Processes Obstructing the Accuracy of Long-Term Memory or the Case of the Stolen Mercedes
  • Confessions after Repeated Interrogation or the Putten Murder Case
  • Collaborative Storytelling or the Artist's Models and an Angry Neighbourhood
  • Allegation of Sexual Child Abuse in a Case of Disputed Visitation or Cindy's Story
  • Psychogenic Amnesia or the Case of the Amnesic Strangler
  • Obeying Reflexes or Death on the Climbing Wall
  • Visual Acuity or Shooting Mimi the Cat
  • Sexual Semiotics or the Case of the Popular Policeman
  • Postscript: Psychological Expertise and the Law.

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