Suggestibility in Legal Contexts (Paperback)

Anne M. Ridley

ISBN 10: 0470663685 / ISBN 13: 9780470663684

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2012

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Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the theory, research and forensic implications related to suggestibility in legal contexts that includes the latest research. Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychologyA vital resource for legal practitioners who need to familiarize themselves with the subjectIncludes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility in interviewsFeatures topics that focus on suggestibility at each stage - from witnessing a crime through to trial * A thorough examination of the development of research on suggestibility, including cutting-edge theory and practice * Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychology * Includes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Suggestibility in Legal Contexts (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470663685
• ISBN 13: 9780470663684
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A comprehensive survey of the theory, research and forensic implications related to suggestibility in legal contexts that includes the latest research.

• Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychology
• A vital resource for legal practitioners who need to familiarize themselves with the subject
• Includes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility in interviews
• Features topics that focus on suggestibility at each stage - from witnessing a crime through to trial

About the Author

Anne Ridley is Principal Lecturer in Psychology at London South Bank University, UK, with particular interest in individual differences in witness suggestibility as well as strategies for supporting vulnerable witnesses in the legal system. In 2008 she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy.

Fiona Gabbert is a Reader in Psychology at the University of Abertay Dundee, UK. She is an expert in the area of social influences on memory, and has published widely on this topic, including a chapter on ‘memory conformity’ in the current book. Another of Fiona’s interests is developing methods to obtain reliable evidence from eyewitnesses. She received an Academic Excellence Award for ‘Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Investigative Interviewing’ in 2011.

David La Rooy is a Reader in Psychology at the University of Abertay Dundee, UK. He is also a Scottish Institute for Policing Research Lecturer and his research focuses on issues surrounding the forensic interviewing of children. He teaches evidence-based investigative-interviewing and oversees the university’s degree course in Forensic Psychobiology.