Emotions and Culpability - How the Law Is At Odds With Psychology, Jurors, and Itself

Klappentext Investigates why, when, and how ordinary human beings hold some individuals guilty of crimes, but others less so or not at all. The authors argue persuasively that US law is out of touch with the way that jurors' "commonsense justice” works and the way they judge culpability. Zusammenfassung Investigates why, when, and how ordinary human beings hold some individuals guilty of crimes, but others less so or not at all. The authors argue persuasively that US law is out of touch with the way that jurors' “commonsense justice” works and the way they judge culpability.

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• Authors: Norman J (Professor of Psychology Finkel, Norman J. Finkel, Norman J. Parrott Finkel, Norman J./ Parrott Finkel, Norman J. Finkel, W. Gerrod Parrott
• Publisher: American psychological assn
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2006
• EAN: 9781591474166
• ISBN: 978-1-59147-416-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Law and Public Policy: Psychol
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law