January 18, 2010
A special edition of the journal Legal & Criminological Psychology published today, 18th January 2010, features the latest research and thinking on the psychology of criminal investigations including:
- Professor Ray Bull (University of Leicester) examines how best to interview children and other vulnerable witnesses.
- Professor Ron Fisher (Florida International University) investigates how to achieve the most informative and accurate recall from cooperative adult witnesses.
- Interviewing Suspects: Practice, Science, and Future Directions (Professor Saul Kassin, John Jay College of criminal Justice, New York)
- The Truth about Lies: What Works in Detecting High-Stakes Deception? (Dr Steve Porter, University of British Columbia )
- Dr Neil Brewer (Flinders University, Australia) investigates how to conduct fair line ups that lead to accurate identifications.
- Detecting malingered memory problems in the civil and criminal arena (Dr Kim van Oorsouw, Maastricht University)
- What Works? Offender Profiling and Behavioural Investigative Advice (Professor Laurence Alison, University of Liverpool)
- Jury Decision-Making Biases and Methods to Counter Them (Professor Steven Penrod. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York)
The Editor of the journal's special edition, Par Anders Granhag said: "The overarching aim of this special issue is to discuss how psychological research can help solve concrete problems that occur in investigative contexts."◦
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Journal Special Edition Reveals How Psychological Research Can Aid Criminal Investigation - The British Psychological Society
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