The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Law

The field of psychology-law is extremely broad, encompassing a strikingly large range of topic areas in both applied psychology and experimental psychology. Importantly, both applied and experimental psychologists have made meaningful contributions to the psychology-law field, and each of these domains includes a range of well-developed topic areas with robust empirical support. Despite the continued and rapid growth of the field, there is no current and comprehensive resource that provides coverage of the major topic areas in the psychology-law field. The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Law fills this gap and offers an up-to-date, scholarly, and broad overview of psychology-law topics. David DeMatteo and Kyle C. Scherr have brought together a diverse group of highly esteemed applied and experimental researchers and scholars to discuss key topics in the field from both national and international perspectives. The volume is broadly divided into three sections: foundational psychology-law, applied psychology-law, and experimental-psychology-law. The Foundational Psychology-Law section includes chapters that are relevant to both applied psychology and experimental psychology, making a unique contribution that ties together the applied and experimental aspects of the field. The Applied Psychology-Law section provides coverage of topics related to the provision of forensic services (broadly defined) in criminal and civil legal contexts. Lastly, the Experimental Psychology-Law section covers empirically examined legal system issues and outcomes related to victims, offenders, witnesses, attorneys, and triers of fact. With comprehensive coverage of both applied and experimental topic areas and chapters written by a diverse group of well-established psychology-law scholars and emerging future leaders, this Handbook presents emerging, cutting-edge topics in psychology-law that will continue to grow and meaningfully shape future research programs and policy reform.

David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), is a Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at Drexel University, and Director of Drexel's JD/PhD Program in Law & Psychology. His research interests include psychopathy, forensic mental health assessment, and offender diversion, and he has published 10 books and more than 140 articles and chapters in these and other areas. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, board certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a former President of the American Psychology-Law Society (APA Division 41). Kyle C. Scherr, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Central Michigan University. His research interests include interrogation decision-making, the psychology of innocence, cognitive biases in forensic analysis, issues associated with wrongful convictions, and judgments of those exonerated of a wrongful conviction. He has published over 40 articles and book chapters in his areas of interest. His program of research has been externally funded, including a project that is currently funded by the National Science Foundation. He is an Associate Editor for the American Psychology-Law Society's flagship journal Law and Human Behavior.