Following an introductory overview, the book is divided into four broad sections. Part One, Human Behavior in the Trial Process, comprises a review of research on juries and two reviews focusing on eyewitness evidence and testimony. Part Two, Forensic Assessment and Treatment, has chapters on forensic assessment, evaluation of risk for violence and clinical management of forensic patients. Part Three, Issues in Civil Law, includes chapters on employment law and family law. Part Four, Professional Issues, has chapters on training in psychology and law as well as forensic ethics and professional issues. The book examines numerous topics, including: (1) witnesses and the validity of reports; (2) preventing mistaken convictions in eyewitness identification trials; (3) predicting violence in mentally and personality-disordered individuals; and (4) new "best interests" standards for children in courts. Notes, references, tables, figures, appendixes, index