Psychology and the Federal Rules of Evidence
The Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) mandate the manner in which jurors receive information about the cases presented. This chapter focuses on the FRE and their psychological implications for jurors’ decision-making processes and verdict outcomes. Many of
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Brian H. Bornstein Monica K. Miller Editors
Advances in Psychology and Law Volume 2
Advances in Psychology and Law Series editors Brian H. Bornstein, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA Monica K. Miller, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11918
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Editors Brian H. Bornstein Department of Psychology University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE USA
Monica K. Miller Criminal Justice Department University of Nevada Reno, NV USA
ISSN 2366-6099 ISSN 2366-6102 (electronic) Advances in Psychology and Law ISBN 978-3-319-43082-9 ISBN 978-3-319-43083-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43083-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940010 © Springer International Publishing AG 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
We are very pleased to introduce this second volume of the Advances in Psychology and Law book series. As with Volume 1, the present volume helps to fill a long-standing gap in the field of law-psychology—namely, the absence of thorough reviews of existing research that can reveal policy implications and suggest important directions for future research. The chapters are virtually an honor roll of “hot topics” in psychology and law: interrogations and confessions, guilty pleas, how jurors deal with emotional or scientific evidence, gangs, and psychopathy, to mention but a few. Each chapter presents a “state of the science” summary for researchers, while also highlighting important policy implications. The chapters are deliberately interdisciplinary, integrating various psychological subdisciplines (e.g., developmental, s
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