The Detection of Deception in Forensic Contexts - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521833752 ISBN 13: 9780521833752

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

One of the most fascinating sub-divisions within the rapidly growing field of psychology and law is the area of deception detection. Traditionally this area has been characterised by a number of approaches which have analysed different aspects of deception such as verbal content, non-verbal behaviour, and polygraph testing. The last few years' intensive research has resulted in an impressive corpus of new knowledge about issues such as cross-cultural deception, the detection of simulated amnesia and false confessions, lie-catching expertise and how best to train professionals in detecting deception. This book provides a state-of-the-art account of current research and practice, written by an international team of experts and will be a valuable resource for academics, students, practitioners and all professionals within the legal domain who need to tackle questions of credibility and reliability.

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About the Authors

Pär Anders Granhag is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Göteborg University (Sweden). He has published extensively in the field of legal and criminological psychology, particularly on deception and eyewitness testimony.

Leif Strömwall is a researcher at the Department of Psychology at Göteborg University and his research mainly concerns deception detection.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521833752
• ISBN 13: 9780521833752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Granhag Pär Anders, Strömwall Leif A.