The Routledge International Handbook of Legal and Investigative Psychology Routledge International Handbooks Series

The Routledge InternationalHandbook of Legal and Investigative Psychology explores contemporary topics in psychological science, applying them to investigative and legal procedures. Written by recognized scholars from around the globe, this book brings together current research, emerging trends, and cutting-edge debates in a single comprehensive and authoritative volume.

Drawing from both research and practice, this handbook highlights many important issues such as: how to investigate and prosecute rape; the value of emotional affect in homicide investigations; and factors affecting jurors? and suspects? decision making. By considering current research, the authors inform both legal and investigative professionals of findings that are of direct relevance to them, and the steps that can be taken to improve efficiency.

This collection will inform investigative and legal professionals, advanced psychology students, academics, researchers, and policy makers. It will also be of great interest to researchers from other disciplines, including criminology, policing, and law.

List of Contributors

Introduction

Ray Bull and Iris Blandon-Gitlin

1. The Right to Remain Silent: Realities and Illusions




Saul M. Kassin, Kyle C. Scherr and Fabiana Alceste

2. Roar or ‘PEACE’: Is it a ‘Tall Story’?




Ray Bull

3. True and False Memories in Forensic Contexts




Iris Blandon-Gitlin and Elise Fenn

4. Investigating and Prosecuting Rape: Victim and Criminal Justice Professionals’ Perspectives




Emma Sleath

5. The Probative Value of Emotional Affect in Homicide Investigations




Emily V. Shaw, Jennifer Gongola, Jennifer Teitcher and Nicholas Scurich

6. Investigative Decision Making




Karl Ask and Ivar Fahsing

7. Cognitive Fluency in the Courtroom




Eryn Newman, Madeline Jalbert, and Neal Feigenson

8. Interviewing and Interrogating Minority Suspects: Psychological Science Can Help Improve the Process and Outcomes




Elise Fenn, Catherine Grosz and Iris Blandon-Gitlin

9. Interpreters in Investigative Contexts




Jacqueline Evans, Sarah Shaffer and Dave Walsh

10. Impact of Alcohol and other Drugs on Eyewitness Memory




Heather D. Flowe, Melissa F. Colloff, Lilian Kloft, Theodore Jores and Laura M. Stevens

11. Lay Participation in Legal Decision Making




Margaret Bull Kovera and Lora M. Levett

12. Police Interviewing of Sexual Assault Victims: Current Organisational Responses and Recommendations for Improvement




Nina J. Westera, Martine B. Powell, Rebecca Milne and Jane Goodman-Delahunty

13. Reviewing the use of Crime Linkage Evidence within a Legal Context




Kari Davies, Jessica Woodhams, Matthew Tonkin

14. The Verifiability Approach: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects




Galit Nahari and Aldert Vrij

15. Emotion – Internal and External Consequences for Legal Authorities




Annika Melinder, Chiara Mirandola, and Livia Gilstrap

16. Stalking: How Perceptions differ from Reality and why these Differences matter by Adrian J. Scott



17. Establishing cooperation and eliciting information: Semi-cooperative sources’ affective resistance and cognitive strategies




Simon Oleszkiewicz and Pär Anders Granhag

18. Evidence of Identification from Eyewitnesses




Colin Tredoux and Jacques Py

19. From the Ivory Tower to the Interrogation Room: Training and Field Evaluation Research on Suspect Interviewing




Melissa B. Russano, Christopher E. Kelly, and Christian A. Meissner

20. Introducing Psychology to the Justice System in Taiwan

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Ray Bull isImmediate PastPresident of the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL). In 2010 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society, an honour restricted to 40 living psychologists. In 2008 he received the EAPL Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law. He regularly acts as an expert witness and conducts workshops/training on investigative interviewing around the world.

Iris Blandón-Gitlin is Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton, USA. Her research focuses on examining social-cognitive factors that influence people’s memories, the detecting of deception, and the elicitation of information from sources in forensic contexts. Dr Blandón-Gitlin also consults in criminal cases and frequently conducts training for professionals in the legal community.