The psychology and sociology of wrongful convictions forensic science reform - Koen, Wendy J.; Bowers, C. Michael (London San Diego, CA Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2018)
SECTION 1. Chapter 1. Criminal profiling : evidence, experts, and miscarriages of justice. Case study : John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo / Wendy J. Koen -- Criminal profiling : evidence, experts, and miscarriages of justice / Brent E. Turvey -- Chapter 2. The psychology of eyewitness identification. Case study : Timothy Atkins / Wendy J. Koen -- The psychology of eyewitness identification / Jennifer E. Dysart -- Chapter 3. Child interrogations and testimony. Case study : John Stoll / Wendy J. Koen -- Child interrogations and testimony / Rebecca K. Helm, Caisa Elizabeth Royer, Stephen J. Ceci -- Chapter 4. Repressed memories. Case study : George Franklin / Elizabeth Loftus, Katherine Ketcham -- Multi-disciplinary, science intensive litigation reforms protect the integrity of the legal system / R. Christopher Barden -- Chapter 5. The psychology of false confessions : the psychological impact of interrogation tactics on innocent suspects and the decision to confess. Case study : the Central Park Five / Wendy J. Koen -- The psychology of false confessions : the psychological impact of interrogation tactics on innocent suspects and the decision to confess / J. Guillermo Villalobos -- Chapter 6. Analyzing the influence of moral panics on miscarriages of justice : a conceptual toolkit. Case study : Daniel and Frances Keller / Wendy J. Koen -- Analyzing the influence of moral panics on miscarriages of justice : a conceptual toolkit / Mary de Young -- Chapter 7. Confirmation bias in forensic science. Case study : William Richards / Wendy J. Koen -- Confirmation bias in forensic science : causes, consequences, and countermeasures / Jeff Kukucka -- Chapter 8. Psychological defenses and mitigation of punishment. Case study : Edward Lee Elmore / Wendy J. Koen -- Psychological defenses and mitigation of punishment / Sean O'Brien, Elizabeth S. Vartkessian, Marla Sandys -- Chapter 9. Racial profiling and miscarriages of justice. Case study : Thomas McGowan / Wendy J. Koen -- Racial profiling and miscarriages of justice / Brent E. Turvey, Aurelio Coronado Mares -- Chapter 10. The role of police investigative processes in causing miscarriages of justice. Case study : Rampart / Wendy J. Koen -- The role of police investigative processes in causing miscarriages of justice / Sam Poyser and Rebecca Milne -- SECTION II. Understanding and evaluating social science (and other) research / Michael W. Wiederman, Katherine M. Nicolai.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Judicial error -- Cases; Forensic sciences -- Case studies