Overview
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
Full Product Details
Author: Anne M. Ridley (London Southbank University, UK) ,
Fiona Gabbert (University of Abertay, Dundee, UK) ,
David J. La Rooy (University of Abertay, Dundee, UK)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 16.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.469kg
ISBN: 9780470663691
ISBN 10: 0470663693
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 14 December 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Suggestibility is one of the most important psychological concepts to capture the imagination of scientists, both past and present. The internationally known contributors to this volume tackle this concept with scientific astuteness and balance, and with an eye towards its importance for the legal field. It is a must read for researchers and practitioners alike.?Elizabeth F. Loftus, PhD, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine
Author Information
Anne M. Ridley is Principal Lecturer in Psychology at London South Bank University, UK, with particular interest in individual diff erences 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 Goldsmiths University of London. She is an expert in the area of social infl uences on memory, and has published widely on this topic. 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 J. 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 investigativeinterviewing and oversees the university's degree course in Forensic Psychobiology.
