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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Law and Psychology"”.
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The law and psychology of altruism in allocating scarce medical resources
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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An analysis of psychological and legal conceptions of the defence of non-pathological criminal incapacity
… capacity presents challenges for both law and psychology because it acknowledges that psychological factors other than mental illness, are grounds for complete exculpation. In this sense, South African law differs from its Anglo-American counterparts as it recognises that …
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The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker: investigating facial recognition for multiple-perpetrator crimes
… eyewitnesses must make multiple identifications, and are tasked with a unique memory problem of perpetrator-role assignment. I studied these problems in the following ways: (a) a survey among South African detectives (N = 75) to investigate how multiple suspect parades are administered in …
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Competency for Execution: Factors Affecting the Judgement of Forensic Psychologists
… the problem of determining competency by diverse and unstandardized methods (Grisson, 1986). Heilbrun (1986) has questioned the effect of the psychologist's potential death penalty bias on the outcome of the evaluation process.</p> <p>Death penalty attitudes have a demonstrated effect on the …
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Tinjauan hukum Islam dan psikologi terhadap batas usia minimal perkawinan
… for women, not explicitly mentioned in the Koran and the Hadith of the Prophet, so that girls at that age do not understand the meaning of menage then illegitimate is legitimate. But modern scholars need to provide a minimum age of marriage on the grounds for the benefit for husband and wife. …
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Eyewitness suggestibility across presentation modalities
Misleading post-event information--Cognitive processing differences.
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Eyewitness suggestibility across presentation modalities
Misleading post-event information--Cognitive processing differences.
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The effect of legal judgements on responsibility taking behaviour : an exploratory study
… of the therapeutic jurisprudence school of law point out that legal decisions may have important psychological consequences. They propose that research should peristently examine the impact of legal decisions on the psychological functioning of individuals. Judged by letters and articles …
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The Psychological Allure of Alford: Why Innocents Plead Guilty
… trials, it is largely unknown to both lay people and researchers (Redlich & Özdoğru, 2009). Legal scholars have argued that the Alford plea may present an undue influence on innocent defendants who may not otherwise accept a plea, while other assert that the Alford plea is a beneficial …
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A psychological perspective on international environmental law
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Wrongful Conviction Documentaries: Influences of Crime Media Exposure on Mock Juror Decision-Making
<p>Psychology and law researchers have urged colleagues to collaborate with the makers of popular media, such as documentary filmmakers, in efforts to educate the general public about wrongful convictions (Kassin, 2017; Wells et al., 2000). Recently, programs depicting wrongful convictions, such as …
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Through a lens of therapeutic jurisprudence: A case study of the Children’s Court Drug Court in Perth
… refine CCDC processes to enhance the experiences and outcomes of young people who participate in the CCDC. It argues that despite the CCDC’s foundations in contentious therapeutic jurisprudence principles, on balance, the actors – young people, their parents, and staff – report that the CCDC …
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Social-Ecological and Protective Factor Approach to Managing Parental Incarceration
… in the United States. Researchers identified and compare the impact of parental incarceration on child development. They acknowledged the protective factors across the lifecycle from a social-ecological perspective and specifically related to parental incarceration. The comprehensive …
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: A Discourse Analysis of Forensic and Psychological Truth in Child Narratives
… hermeneutically-informed modification of Potter and Wetherell’s (1987) discourse analysis methodology to explore how child memory and experience are conceptualized in two widely-used forensic psychology training manuals. Current research about child testimony tends to focus on how well children …
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Teacher Biases and Expectations: Impact on Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, Delinquent Behavior Among Black Grade School Students
<p>Black children and adolescents in today’s society face so many challenges that come about from the hands of authority figures in their life, their environment, the education system, and society as a whole. Through a critical review of literature, the author sought to answer three research …
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The Use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II (MMPI-2) in Pre-employment Evaluations
… testing is an important facet in the selection and hiring processes of law enforcement and public safety personnel. Research in this area suggests that the MMPI-2 scales have been correlated with problematic behavior among police officers, poor job performance, and officer misconduct. This study …
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Exploring Locus of Control in Offender Cognition and Recidivism Paradigms
… inmates, we investigated locus of control and beliefs in the likelihood of continued legal involvement as possible antecedents to criminal recidivism. The surveys examined whether there was any connection between legal involvement frequency and the externalization of locus of control. We …
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