Psychology and Law

‘Including contributions from lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists, Canter and Zukauskiene’s collection examines the relationship between the practice of law and the profession of psychology at an international level. Contributors explorehow psychology connects with the courts, prisons, community care, clinics, long-stay hospitals, police investigations and legislative bodies, and the role of social science in legal proceedings.’ Law & Social Inquiry

David Canter is Professor of Psychology, University of Huddersfield, UK. He is editor of the International Library of Psychology and the Offender Profiling series, and is one of the leading experts in the field of criminal profiling. Donna Youngs is Research Fellow at the International Centre for Investigative Psychology and Vice-President of the International Academy for Investigative Psychology. Rita A1/2ukauskiene is Professor in the School of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania.