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  • Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court

    An Empirical Approach

    by Lawrence Wrightsman ...
    Series series American Psychology-Law Society Series
    Of all the steps in the Supreme Court's decision-making process, only one is visible to the public: the oral arguments. By carefully analyzing transcripts of all the oral arguments available to the public, Professor Wrightsman provides empirical answers to a number of questions about the operation of oral arguments. This book provides a model for understanding the dynamics of judicial decision ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Judicial Decision Making

    Is Psychology Relevant?

    by Lawrence S. Wrightsman ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    In the mid-1970s, as a social psychologist dedicated to the application of knowl edge, I welcomed our field's emerging interest in the legal system. I have al ways been fascinated by jury trials-something about the idea that two con ceptions of the truth were in irrevocable conflict and jurors could choose only one of them. More important, the criminal justice system is a major social force that ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Adult Personality Development

    Volume 1: Theories and Concepts

    by Lawrence S. Wrightsman ...
    Why do we, as adults, have the personality characteristics we do? No one explanation is accepted by all; however, in this greatly expanded version of his earlier book, Personality Development in Adulthood, Wrightsman helps us understand and organize the three broad theoretical approaches to explain psychological changes during the period from adolescence to the onset of late adulthood. Each of ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • The Psychology of the Supreme Court

    by Lawrence S. Wrightsman ...
    Series series American Psychology-Law Society Series
    With the media spotlight on the recent developments concerning the Supreme Court, more and more people have become increasingly interested in the highest court in the land. Who are the justices that run it and how do they make their decisions? The Psychology of the Supreme Court by Lawrence S. Wrightsman is the first book to thoroughly examine the psychology of Supreme Court decision-making. Dr. ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • The American Jury On Trial

    Psychological Perspectives

    by Saul M. Kassin, Lawrence S. Wrightsman ...
    First Published in 1988. More than 3 million Americans are called for jury duty every year. For most people, serving on a jury arouses two feelings: it is both a personal sacrifice and an exciting experience. And where a jury is asked to decide some cases, they make headlines. As a result of trials such as these, the American system of trial by jury faces unprecedented challenges. This volume ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • Trial Consulting

    by Amy J. Posey, Lawrence S. Wrightsman ...
    Series series American Psychology-Law Society Series
    In its roughly 25 years of existence, the trial consulting profession has grown dramatically in membership, recognition, and breadth of practice. What began as a small activist group of social scientists volunteering their expertise to assist in the defense of Vietnam War protestors has evolved into a diverse set of professionals from a range of educational and professional backgrounds. In spite ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

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    A Profile for Change, Volume I

    by Samuel Yochelson, Stanton Samenow ...
    The Criminal Personality presents a detailed description of criminal thinking and action patterns and convincingly argues that these patterns cannot be explained by sociologic or psychologic explanations alone.A Jason Aronson Book ... Read more

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  • Surviving the Predators Among Us: Recognizing the Psychopath

    by Junie Moon ...
    Have you ever looked for something that didn’t want to be found? Chances are that in your lifetime you will encounter a human predator – a psychopath; and on more than one occasion. There are people who walk among us who’s deeds are obvious to be driven by evil intent, the dark souls of society; those who are operating without a conscience. The only means of escaping these predators unscathed is ... Read more

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  • Serial Killers

    Shocking, Gripping True Crime Stories of the Most Evil Murderers

    by Brian Innes ...
    The Terrifying Story of the Most Monstrous Serial Killers through History.Serial Killers are the most notorious and disturbing of all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity. Yet they endlessy fascinate and continue to capture the public's attention with their strange charisma and deadly deeds. From Jack the Ripper to Ted Bundy and the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • WHY USUALLY HONEST PEOPLE STEAL: Understanding, Treating And Stopping Nonsensical Shoplifting And Other Bizarre Theft Behavior

    by Will Cupchik PhD ...
    For over 39 years, psychologist Dr. Will Cupchik has investigated the atypical theft behavior of usually honest, generally intelligent, often successful and sometimes even wealthy and/or prominent members of society, persons who he and his original co-investigator, psychiatrist Dr Don J Atcheson termed Atypical Theft Offenders (ATOs). These individuals are virtually always at a loss to adequately ... Read more

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  • Crime Prevention, Security and Community Safety Using the 5Is Framework

    by P. Ekblom ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The potential of crime prevention, security and community safety is constrained by implementation failure. This book presents a carefully-designed system of good practice, the 5Is, which handles the complexities of real world prevention, this aims to improve the performance of prevention, and advance process evaluation. ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Sexual Offenders

    Personal Construct Theory and Deviant Sexual Behaviour

    by James Horley ...
    Is there an alternative way of treating sexual offenders beyond traditional psychiatry?Sexual Offenders explores and develops personal construct theory in terms of forensic and social psychology, and examines the possibilities for sexual offender assessment and therapy.Rather than viewing sexual offenders as having a mental illness or possessing a set of pathological personality traits, personal ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD