The Witness Stand and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr.
This unique volume salutes the work of pioneering forensic psychologist Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr., by presenting current theorizing and research findings on issues that define the field of psychology and law. Ongoing topics in witness behaviors, suspect
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The Witness Stand and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr.
The Witness Stand and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr.
Cynthia Willis-Esqueda • Brian H. Bornstein Editors
The Witness Stand and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr.
Editors Cynthia Willis-Esqueda Department of Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE, USA
Brian H. Bornstein Department of Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE, USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2076-1 ISBN 978-1-4939-2077-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2077-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015947278 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 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 Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................... Cynthia Willis-Esqueda and Brian H. Bornstein
1
Larry Wrightsman: A Pioneer in Injecting Social-Psychological Knowledge Into the Legal System.................................................................. John C. Brigham
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Psychological Science on Eyewitness Identification and the U.S. Supreme Court: Reconsiderations in Light of DNA-Exonerations and the Science of Eyewitness Identification........... Laura Smalarz, Sarah M. Greathouse, Gary L. Wells, and Karen A. Newirth
17
The Credibility of Witnesses........................................................................... Stanley L. Brodsky and Ekaterina Pivovarova
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False Confessions: From Colonial Salem, Through Central Park, and into the Twenty-First Century................................................................. Saul M. Kassin
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Identifying Juror Bias: Moving from Assessment and Prediction to a New Generation of Jury Selection Research................ Margaret Bull Kovera and Jacqueline L. Austin
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Race and Its Place in the United States Legal System........
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