On the Witness Stand: Controversies in the Courtroom

by Cynthia E. Willis and Saul M. Kassin

Book Overview

Trial evidence can only be introduced through exhibits or the testimony of witnesses, and psychologists and other social scientists have now begun to empirically evaluate questions such as: What is the impact of the testimony of eyewitnesses in the court decisions? Should hypnosis be used with crime witnesses? Is the polygraph an accurate device to determine the guilt or innocence of a suspect? This book contains articles reprinted from psychological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803931689
• ISBN13: 9780803931688
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.