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Psychological Research on Behaviour in Legal Contexts

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Psychology, Law and Legal Processes

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We hope that this chapter, and indeed the book, will give the reader some idea of the wide range of psychological research relevant to the law. Our intention is to illustrate the sorts of questions which have interested psychologists and to indicate the kinds of findings which have been produced. The review is not intended to be exhaustive, for this would require a book rather than a chapter (for other reviews of this literature see Bermant et al., 1976; Tapp, 1976). Some of the topics mentioned here are reviewed in more detail in succeeding chapters. Although most of the research quoted is American, we have tried to pay special attention to British work.

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    David P. Farrington

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Farrington, D.P., Hawkins, K. (1979). Psychological Research on Behaviour in Legal Contexts. In: Farrington, D.P., Hawkins, K., Lloyd-Bostock, S.M. (eds) Psychology, Law and Legal Processes. Oxford Socio-Legal Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04248-7_1

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