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Research Handbook on Law and Psychology
This Research Handbook presents a kaleidoscopic view of law and psychology as a multidisciplinary field of study and explores major themes at the intersection of these two scholarly traditions. Adopting an expansive approach, it examines important topics including theories of justice, morality, and legitimacy, social norms, system justification theory, and the role of emotion within law.
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This Research Handbook presents a kaleidoscopic view of law and psychology as a multidisciplinary field of study and explores major themes at the intersection of these two scholarly traditions. Adopting an expansive approach, it examines important topics including theories of justice, morality, and legitimacy, social norms, system justification theory, and the role of emotion within law.
Featuring contributions from a diverse array of expert academics, this Research Handbook showcases a number of sophisticated methodologies including field research, survey work, and novel statistical analyses. It explores not only how psychological research can affect legal doctrine and theory but also how legal doctrine and theory ought to influence psychological research. Individual chapters survey key areas such as jury decision-making, eyewitness testimony, false confessions, juvenile justice, and the role of social science research and standards of proof in the courtroom. Recently developed perspectives on law and psychology are also critically examined, demonstrating how decision-making processes can play a variety of roles in legal contexts.
Thought-provoking, innovative, and authoritative, this Research Handbook will prove indispensable to academics, researchers and students in law and social and behavioral psychology. Legal practitioners looking to better understand the close relationship between law and psychology, which both take human behavior as their fundamental and core concern, will similarly benefit from this important resource.
Featuring contributions from a diverse array of expert academics, this Research Handbook showcases a number of sophisticated methodologies including field research, survey work, and novel statistical analyses. It explores not only how psychological research can affect legal doctrine and theory but also how legal doctrine and theory ought to influence psychological research. Individual chapters survey key areas such as jury decision-making, eyewitness testimony, false confessions, juvenile justice, and the role of social science research and standards of proof in the courtroom. Recently developed perspectives on law and psychology are also critically examined, demonstrating how decision-making processes can play a variety of roles in legal contexts.
Thought-provoking, innovative, and authoritative, this Research Handbook will prove indispensable to academics, researchers and students in law and social and behavioral psychology. Legal practitioners looking to better understand the close relationship between law and psychology, which both take human behavior as their fundamental and core concern, will similarly benefit from this important resource.
Critical Acclaim
‘Hollander-Blumoff brings together a stellar cast of scholars working at the forefront of law and psychology scholarship. Her edited volume gives a cogent presentation of the history, theoretical frameworks, and research areas that have informed the field. It is a must read for students, academics and policy makers.’
– Kristina Murphy, Griffith University, Australia
‘The intersection between the fields of law and psychology is steadily growing and crucial to our understanding of human behaviour within legal contexts. This extensive volume offers a state-of-the-art account of the rich scholarship skilfully weaving these disciplines together. The book is a must-read for anyone seeking to fully engage with developments in law and psychology.’
– Naomi Creutzfeldt, Kent Law School, UK
‘The scope of this volume reveals the growing reach of psychology into legal scholarship. Psychology has grown from a focus on traditional topics, such as jury decision-making and eyewitness identification, to newer subjects such as corporate and international law. This volume is a treasure trove of novel methods and sharp insights that psychology has brought to our understanding of law.’
– Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell Law School, US
‘Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff’s Research Handbook on Law and Psychology has an A-List of contributors both from law and from psychology. The lucidly written chapters harmonize legal precision and scientific rigor. This book clearly demonstrates just how wide-ranging and robust the field of law and psychology has become.’
– John Monahan, University of Virginia School of Law, US
– Kristina Murphy, Griffith University, Australia
‘The intersection between the fields of law and psychology is steadily growing and crucial to our understanding of human behaviour within legal contexts. This extensive volume offers a state-of-the-art account of the rich scholarship skilfully weaving these disciplines together. The book is a must-read for anyone seeking to fully engage with developments in law and psychology.’
– Naomi Creutzfeldt, Kent Law School, UK
‘The scope of this volume reveals the growing reach of psychology into legal scholarship. Psychology has grown from a focus on traditional topics, such as jury decision-making and eyewitness identification, to newer subjects such as corporate and international law. This volume is a treasure trove of novel methods and sharp insights that psychology has brought to our understanding of law.’
– Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell Law School, US
‘Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff’s Research Handbook on Law and Psychology has an A-List of contributors both from law and from psychology. The lucidly written chapters harmonize legal precision and scientific rigor. This book clearly demonstrates just how wide-ranging and robust the field of law and psychology has become.’
– John Monahan, University of Virginia School of Law, US
