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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973067703321

Titolo

Advances in psychology and law : international contributions / / edited by Santiago Redondo ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 1997

ISBN

9783110801163

3110801167

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (566 p.)

Collana

Publications of the European Association of Psychology and Law

Classificazione

CW 8000

Altri autori (Persone)

RedondoSantiago

Disciplina

340/.19

Soggetti

Law - Psychological aspects

Criminal psychology

Victims of crimes

Witnesses - Psychology

Correctional psychology

Forensic psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers of the Fourth European Conference of Psychology and Law, held in Barcelona, Apr. 1994.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Law and psychology in different countries -- pt. 2. Victimology -- pt. 3. Witnesses and expert testimony -- pt. 4. Juries and tribunals -- pt. 5. Child development and delinquency -- pt. 6. Psychological factors related to crime -- pt. 7. Drug addiction interventions -- pt. 8. Correctional treatment and prison initiatives -- pt. 9. Correctional evaluation.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of proceedings from the IVth conference of the European Association of psychology and law, held in Barcelona, Spain, in 1994, summarizes the recent advances in the field of the psychology of law, with particular reference to contribution by (increasingly, southern) European researchers and practitioners. methodologies. Most areas of research receive attention, from prison to courtroom to international comparative studies, from victims to offenders to legal operators. reflect the vast expansion in empirical research that this field has witnessed in recent years. practitioners from both legal and psychological areas, and serves to document the increasing



applicability of psychological perspectives to legal and criminal justice interventions.