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CHAPTER OUTLINELEARNING OBJECTIVESINTRODUCTIONPSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAWThe meaning of forensic The origins of legal psychologyEYEWITNESS MEMORYAn early model of memoryThe strength and validity of the evidenceTHE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONFESSIONV oluntary false confessionsInterrogational tacticsCoerced false confessionsTHE PSYCHOLOGY OF INVESTIGATIONThe cognitive interviewDetecting lies and deceitOffender profilingCRIMINOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGYThe Cambridge StudyViolent offendersWorking with offendersFINAL THOUGHTSSUMMARYREVISION QUESTIONSFURTHER READINGF orensic 1/2/05 3:55 pm Page 452 Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this chapter you should appreciate that:nforensic psychology is informed by research in many other areas;nresearch has identified the major influences on the accuracy of eyewitness memory;nthere are major differences between voluntary and coerced confessions;ninterviewers use a variety of techniques to enhance memory retrieval in witnesses;nit is not straightforward to detect lies and deceit;nthere are factors present during childhood that can predict adult offending, and important influences over thelifespan that help to explain and characterize violent conduct;nthere is a variety of treatments used when working with offenders;nforensic psychologists work in a similar way to other is part of our everyday

454 Forensic Psychology discipline. In their history of forensic psychology, Bartol and Bartol (1999) note that several eminent figures, such as J. McKeen Cattell

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