Wrightsman's Psychology And The Legal System

Wrightsman’s Psychology and the Legal System SEVENTH EDITION EDIE GREENE University of Colorado at Colorado Springs KIRK HEILBRUN Drexel University Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States © 2011 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning Wrightsman’s Psychology and the Legal System, Seventh edition Edie Greene and Kirk Heilbrun ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Editor: Jon-David Hague Development Editor: Kelly Miller Assistant Editor: Trina Tom Editorial Assistant: Kelly Miller Media Editor: Mary Noel For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Cengage Learning Customer & Sales Support, 1-800-354-9706 Marketing Manager: Liz Rhoden Marketing Communications Manager: Talia Wise For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online at cengage.com/permissions Further permissions questions can be emailed to [email protected] Project Manager, Editorial Production: Matt Ballantyne Art Director: Vernon Boes Print Buyer: Paula Vang Library of Congress Control Number: 2010920552 Permissions Editor (text): Bob Kauser ISBN-13: 978-0-495-81301-9 Permissions Editor (image): Robyn Young ISBN-10: 0-495-81301-X Production Service: Pre-Press PMG Photo Researcher: Sarah Evertson Wadsworth 20 Davis Drive Belmont, CA 94002 USA Cover Designer: Larry Didona Cover Image: Gary S Chapman/Getty Images Compositor: Pre-Press PMG Cengage Learning is a leading provider of customized learning solutions with office locations around the globe, including Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. Locate your local office at: international.cengage.com/region Cengage Learning products are represented in Canada by Nelson Education, Ltd. For your course and learning solutions, visit academic.cengage.com Purchase any of our products at your local college store or at our preferred online store www.CengageBrain.com Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 13 12 11 10 Dedicated to all the students in psychology and law who will soon be our next generation of researchers, practitioners, and informed citizens. Brief Contents PREFACE xvi ii A B O UT TH E A UT H O R S xx i i 1 Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles 1 2 The Legal System: Issues, Structure, and Players 3 Psychology of Crime