Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom

by Editor: Eugene Borgida (University of Minnesota, USA); Editor: Susan T. Fiske (Princeton University, USA)

• ISBN13: 9780470695692
• ISBN10: 0470695692
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Beyond Common Sense addresses the many important and controversial issues that arise from the use of psychological and social science in the courtroom. Each chapter identifies areas of scientific agreement and disagreement, and discusses how psychological science advances our understanding of human behavior beyond common sense. Features original chapters written by some of the leading experts in the field of psychology and law including Elizabeth Loftus, Saul Kassin, Faye Crosby, Alice Eagly, Gary Wells, Louise Fitzgerald, Craig Anderson, and Phoebe Ellsworth The 14 issues addressed include eyewitness identification, gender stereotypes, repressed memories, Affirmative Action and the death penalty Commentaries written by leading social science and law scholars discuss key legal and scientific themes that emerge from the science chapters and illustrate how psychological science is or can be used in the courts

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Psychological Science on Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Race, Crime, and Antidiscrimination

Discrimination in America and Legal Strategies for Reducing It

The Young Science of Prejudice Against Older Adults: Established Answers and Open Questions About Ageism

Gender Prejudice: On the Risks of Occupying Incongruent Roles

From the Laboratory to the Bench: Gender Stereotyping Research in the Courtroom

(Un)common Knowledge: The Legal Viability of Sexual Harassment Research

Subjectivity in the Appraisal Process: A Facilitator of Gender Bias in Work Settings

Psychological Science on Legal System Processes

Eyewitness Identifi cation: Issues in Common Knowledge and Generalization

Repressed and Recovered Memory

Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Confessions: A Pyramidal Framework of the Relevant Science

Polygraph Testing

Social Science and the Evolving Standards of Death Penalty Law

Pretrial Publicity: Effects, Remedies, and Judicial Knowledge (Margaret Bull Kovera

Media Violence, Aggression, and Public Policy

Commentaries

The Limits of Science in the Courtroom

Research on Eyewitness Testimony and False Confessions

Commentary on Research Relevant to Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

The Tenuous Bridge Between Research and Reality: The Importance of Research Design in Inferences Regarding Work Behavior

Psychological Contributions to Evaluating Witness Testimony (Shari Seidman Diamond)

Beyond Common-sense Understandings of Sex and Race Discrimination

Behavioral Realism in Law: Reframing the Discussion About Social ScienceÆs Place in Antidiscrimination Law and Policy (Linda Hamilton Krieger)

Index

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