1. Introduction 2. Telling and detecting lies Some characteristics of deception Nonverbal behaviour and deception Verbal behaviour and deception : criteria-based content analysis Physiological reactions and deception : the polygraph Detecting lies Difficulties and pitfalls for lie detectors Summary and conclusion 3. Facial appearance and criminality Matching faces to crimes Attractiveness Facial appearance and deceit Police officers Children Facial surgery for criminals Frequency of facial abnormality Weak methodologies Does facial appearance have an effect in the courtroom? Attributions of responsibility Group decision making Meta-analysis Real-life court proceedings Summary and conclusion 4. Interviewing suspects How to get the suspect to talk How to let the suspect talk How many suspects confess and why? Quality of the interview False confessions Summary and conclusion 5. Interviewing witnesses The effects of long delays Facial identification Individual differences Suggestibility Suggestion from stereotypes Interviewing vulnerable witnesses Contributions from cognitive psychology Contributions from social psychology Interviewer manner Summary and conclusion
6. Psychological factors in eyewitness testimony
Estimator variables and system variables in eyewitness identification
Repression, amnesia and memory for early childhood experiences
Adults' memories for traumatic and non-traumatic events
Implanting false memories
Mechanisms responsible for the creation of false memories and beliefs
Verifying the accuracy of recovered memories in the courtroom
The jury system in different countries
Empirical research on juries : methodology
How the social perceptions of jurors may influence decisions
Social identity and juror decisions
Publicity before and during the trial
Judge/lawyer characteristics
9. The role of expert witnesses
Admissibility of expert testimony
Expert testimony : its impact on jury decision making
Examples of research on the impact of expert testimony
Objectivity in child abuse trials
