Psychology
in the Courtroom:
Books, Chapters and Articles
= new link as of July 1, 2008
Book Chapters
Carlsmith, K. M., & Darley, J. M. (2008). Psychological aspects of retributive justice. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 41. [added 4/16/08]
Lassiter, G.D., Geers, A.L., Munhall, P.J., Handley, I.M, & Beers, M.J. (2001). Videotaped confessions: Is guilt in the eye of the camera. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 33. [added 3/7/06]
Memon, A. Cronin, O, Eaves, R. and Bull, R. (1996) An empirical test of the 'mnemonics components' of the Cognitive Interview. In: G.M. Davies, S. Lloyd-Bostock, M. McMurran and C. Wilson (eds.) Psychology. Psychology and Law: Advances in Research. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Olson, E. A. & Wells, G. L. (2002). Eyewitness testimony. Annual Review Psychology, 54:277-295.
Penrod, S.D., Cutler, B.L. (1992). Eyewitnesses, Experts, and Jurors: Improving the Quality of Jury Decisionmaking in Eyewitness Cases. In J. Misumi, B. Wilpert, and H. Motoaki (Eds.). Organizational and Work Psychology. Hilldale, N.J.;Erlbaum. [added 11/30/05]
Wells, G. L. & Loftus, E. F. (2002). Eyewitness memory for people and events. In A. Goldstein, Ed. Comprehensive handbook of psychology, 11, Forensic psychology. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Articles
Baron, J. (1995). Blind justice: Fairness to groups and the do-no-harm principle. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 8, 71-83. (pre-publication version)
Baron, J. & Beattie, J. (1995). In-kind vs. out-of-kind penalties: preference and valuation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 1, 136-151. (pre-publication version)
Baron, J. & Ritov, I. (1993). Intuitions about penalties and compensation in the context of tort law. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 7, 17-33. (pre-publication version)
Bauml, K-H. & Kuhbandner, C. (2007). Remembering can cause forgetting -- but not in negative moods. Psychological Science, 18, 111-115. [added 7/13/07]
Deffenbacher, K. A.; Bornstein, B. H.; Penrod, S. D. & McGorty, K. (in press). A meta-analytic review of the effects of high stress on eyewitness memory. Law and Human Behavior. [added 7/6/05]
Foxhall, K. (2000). Suddenly, a big impact on criminal justice. Monitor on Psychlogy, Volume 31, No. 1.
Lassiter, G.D. (2002). Illusory causation in the courtroom. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 204-207. [added 3/7/06]
Lassiter, G.D., Geers, A.L., Handley, I.M, Weiland, P.E., Munhall, P.J. (2002). Videotaped interrogations and confessions: A simple change in camera perspective alters verdicts in simulated trials. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 867-874. [added 3/7/06]
Lassiter, G.D., Munhall, P.J., Geers, A.L., Weiland, P.E., Handley, I.M. (2001). Accountability and the camera perspective bias in videotaped confessions. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 53-70. [added 3/7/06]
Memon, A., Holley, A., Wark, L., Bull, R., & Koehnken, G. (1997). Eyewitness performance in Cognitive and Structured Interviews. Memory, 5, 639-655.
Memon, A., Holley, A., Wark, L., Bull, R., & Koehnken, G. (1996). Reducing suggestibility in child witness interviews. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 10, 503-518.
Münsterberg, H. (1908/1927). "On the witness stand: Essays on psychology and crime".
Olson, E. A. & Wells, G. L. (2002). Eyewitness identification: Information gain from incriminating and exonerating behaviors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8, 155-167.
Olson, E. A. & Wells, G. L. (2003). Distorted retrospective eyewitness reports as functions of feedback and delay. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 9, 42-52.
Olson, E. A. & Wells, G. L. (2004). What makes a good alibi? A proposed taxonomy. Law and Human Behavior, 28, 157-176.
Ross, D.F., Benton, T.R., McDonnell, S., Metzgerr, R., & Silver, C. (2007). When accurate and inaccurate eyewitnesses look the same: A limitation of the ‘pop-out’ effect and the 10- to 12-second rule. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, 677-690. [added 11/18/07]
Spencer, B.D. (2007). Estimating the accuracy of jury verdicts. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 4, 305-329. [added 11/18/07]
Vidmar, N. (1998). The performance of the American civil jury: An empirical perspective. Arizona Law Review, 40, 849-900. [added 11/18/07]
Wells, G.L. & Bradfield, A.L. (1999). Distortions in eyewitnesses' recollections: Can the postidentification-feedback effect be moderated? Psychological Science, 10, 138-144.
Wells, G. L., Malpass, R. S., Lindsay, R.C.L., Fisher, R. P., Turtle, J. W., & Fulero, S. M. (2000). From the lab to the police station: A successful application of eyewitness research. American Psychologist, 55, 581-598.
Wells, G. L., Memon, A., & Penrod, S. D., (2006). Eyewitness evidence: Improving its probative value. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 7, 45-75. [added 7/06/07]
Wells, G. L., Olson, E. A. & Charman, S. D. (2002). The confidence of eyewitnesses in their identifications from lineups. Current Directions in sychological Science, 11, 151-154.
Wells, G.L., Small, M., Penrod, S., Malpass, R. S., Fulero, S. M., & Brimacombe, C. A. E. (1998). Eyewitness identification procedures: Recommendations for lineups and photospreads. Law and Human Behavior, 22, 1-39.
Wegner, D. M., Swann, W. B., Jr., & Giuliano, T. (1982). Where leading questions can lead: The power of conjecture in social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 42, 1025-1035.
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