Beliefs and expectancies influence our everyday thoughts,
feelings, and actions. These attributes make a closer examination
of beliefs and expectancies worthwhile in any context, but
particularly so within the high-stakes arena of the legal system.
Whether the decision maker is a police officer assessing the
truthfulness of an alibi, a juror evaluating the accuracy of an
eyewitness identification, an attorney arguing a case involving a
juvenile offender, or a judge deciding whether to terminate
parental rights these decisions matter and without doubt are
influenced by beliefs and expectancies. This volume is comprised of
research on beliefs and expectancies regarding alibis, children s
behaviour while testifying, eyewitness testimony, confessions,
sexual assault victims, judges decisions in child protection cases,
and attorneys beliefs about jurors perceptions of juvenile offender
culpability. Areas for future research are identified, and readers
are encouraged to discover new ways that beliefs and expectancies
operate in the legal system.
This book was originally published as a special issue of
"Psychology, Crime & Law.""
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