1. Legal psychology in the twenty-first century.
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Bull, Ray
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LEGAL psychology , *APPLIED psychology , *PSYCHOLOGISTS , *INTERVIEWING , *SOCIOLOGY , *SOCIAL sciences , *PSYCHOLOGY -- Law & legislation , *FORECASTING , *PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Background: This paper examines some of the major topics that legal psychology began to focus on at the end of the last century.Aim: The purpose is to contend that such topics (the reliability of ear-witness testimony, the conducting of identification parades/line ups, the interviewing of suspects, the interviewing of vulnerable witnesses/victims) are deserving of greater attention in this new century.Conclusions: Legal psychologists should be brave enough to research with methodological rigour complex, real-world topics of importance to society and to advise relevant professional groups on how to improve their performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2004
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