Minds on Trial Great Cases in Law and Psychology

Name: Minds on Trial Great Cases in Law and Psychology
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ISBN: 9780195181760

ISBN-10: 019518176X

ISBN-13: 9780195181760

Edition: 2006

Authors: Charles Patrick Ewing, Joseph T. McCann

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In recent years, the public has become increasingly fascinated with the criminal mind. Television series centered on courtroom trials, criminal investigations, and forensic psychology are more popular than ever. More and more people are interested in the American system of justice and the individuals who experience it firsthand. Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology gives you an inside view of 20 of the highest profile legal cases of the last 50 years. Drs. Ewing and McCann take you "behind the scenes" of each of these cases, some involving celebrities like Woody Allen, Mike Tyson, and Patty Hearst, and explain the impact they had on the fields of psychology and the law. Many…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/16/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.30" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



Introduction



Profiling the "Mad Bomber"




The Formative Years of an Assassin




Uncommon Victim or Common Criminal?




"You Did It, So Why Not Confess?"



Where the Public Peril Begins




The Myth of the Twinkie Defense




Judging the Experts?




Shooting for the Stars




A Message in the Music




Is He "Ivan the Terrible"?




Equivocating on Death




Serial Murder, Necrophilia, and Cannibalism




A Swing of King Solomon's Sword




Recovered Memories or False Allegations?




A Fool for a Client?




A Question of Competence




Predicting the Violence of a Professional Fighter




Mental Retardation, Decency, and the Death Penalty




An American Tragedy




What Makes a Man a Man?



Epilogue


Notes


Index