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Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts

The second edition of this popular international handbook highlights the developing relationship between psychology and the law. Consisting of all-new material and drawing on the work of practitioners and academics from the UK, Europe, North America and elsewhere, this volume looks not only at the more traditional elements of psychology and the law - the provision of psychological assessments about individuals to the courts - but also many of the recent developments, such as the interaction between psychologists and other professionals, decision-making by judges and juries, and the shaping of social policy and political debate. David Carson, a lawyer with special interests in developing practical approaches to the prevention of legal problems, and Ray Bull, a psychologist specialising in legal applications of psychology, have ensured that each chapter is relevant to, and easily readable by, both professions. Contemporary and authoritative in its scope, the second edition of the Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts will prove to be a valuable resource for scholars and students, as well as being a vital tool for all professionals working in the field.

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Title of ebook: Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts
ISBN: 9780470862223
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Internet download file size: 2715 kb
Pages: 688
Released online for download: 05-02-2003
Author of eBook: Carson, David
Joint Author: Bull, Ray H. C.

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Chapter One

Adults' Capacity to Make Legal Decisions

Glynis H. Murphy University of Kent, UK

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Isabel C.H. Clare University of Cambridge, UK

INTRODUCTION

Respect for individual decision-making has assumed increasing importance recently, although the extent of choice available to marginalised and vulnerable men and women has, in practice, often been limited. Such limitations to individual choice have been experienced, and continue to be experienced, by many different groups but have most seriously affected the lives of people with a 'mental disorder'. The term 'mental disorder' is generic, but includes intellectual disability (previously known in the UK as 'mental ha ... read full excerpt from Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts ebook

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