The criminal justice system and its psychology
By: Alfred Cohn and Roy Udolf.
Contributors: Udolf, Roy, joint author.
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Bibliography: p. 313-323.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The American legal system : its history and structure -- The purpose and goals of the criminal law -- Basic principles of substantive criminal law -- Criminals -- Victims and bystanders -- Police -- Lawyers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers -- Overview of criminal procedures in a typical state -- Pre-trial procedures -- Trial procedures -- Psychology and jury selection -- Psychological factors in trials -- Post-conviction procedures -- Imprisonment.