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A comprehensive overview of the interaction of psychology and the legal system is provided by WRIGHTSMAN, WIETZEL & FORTUNE. The many arenas in which the two intersect are addressed: legality and justice, theories of crime, crime investigation, evaluation of offenders, trial process, juries, profiling, and insanity. Arguments for and against psychology’s participation are examined and examples are abundant. This book is of an introductory nature in that the discussions encompass a broad range, however enough specifics are included to give the reader an adequate understanding of the material.
