Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology

Details twenty court cases that turned, at least in part, on the expertise of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. This casebook also includes cases involved in psychological issues such as: insanity, criminal profiling, capital punishment, competence to stand trial, infanticide, domestic violence, false confessions and psychological autopsies. Everyday, in courtrooms everywhere, people's lives are touched and shaped by judgments and verdicts, influenced by the testimony of psychologists and other mental health experts.