The Roots of Modern Psychology and Law

Thomas Grisso, Ph.D, is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry (Clinical Psychology) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He was president of the American Psychology-Law Society in 1990 and Executive Director of the American Board of Forensic Psychology. He has received outstanding achievement awards from both organizations as well as the American Psychological Association.Stanley L. Brodsky, Ph.D, is Professor Emeritus and Scholar-in-Residence at The University of Alabama, where has was a faculty member from 1972-2016. He was a founding member of the American Psychology-Law Society and has received awards for Outstanding Achievement from the American-Psychology-Law Society and the American Association of Correctional Psychologists.

• Table of Contents Contributor List Editors' Prologue Stanley L. Brodsky and Thomas Grisso Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology and Law Thomas Grisso Section I: Psychological Science and Law Chapter 2: Eyewitness Testimony: An Eyewitness ReportElizabeth F. Loftus Chapter 3: Applying Social Psychology to Law and the Legal Process Michael J. Saks Chapter 4: Jury Research Shari Seidman Diamond Chapter 5: Mental Health Law and the Seeds of Therapeutic JurisprudenceDavid B. Wexler Chapter 6: Mental Disability, Criminal Responsibility, and Civil Commitment Stephen J. Morse Chapter 7: Framing, Institutionalizing, and Nurturing Research in Psychology and Law Bruce D. Sales Section II: Assessment, Interventions, and Practice in Legal Contexts Chapter 8: Forensic Mental Health Services and Competence to Stand TrialRonald Roesch Chapter 9: Predictions of Violence John Monahan Chapter 10: Juveniles' Psycholegal Capacities Thomas Grisso Chapter 11: Correctional Psychology Stanley L. Brodsky Chapter 12: The Founding and Early Years of the American Board of Forensic Psychology Florence W. Kaslow Chapter 13: Community Psychology, Public Policy, and Children N. Dickon Reppucci Epilogue: Psychology and Law at AP-LS' Fiftieth Anniversary Thomas Grisso and Stanley L. Brodsky Index of Names

A novel approach to modern psycholegal history. It situates the reader in many contexts (social, moral, personal) without sacrificing readability. It is erudite but also heartfelt. It makes a powerful case for the narrative history model, and it is a must-read for those interested in the sample intersection of psychology and law.