Advances in Psychology and Law

Monica Miller is a Foundation Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno with a split appointment between the Criminal Justice Department and the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology PhD program. She is on the editorial board of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law, andis the editor of the APA Books series for the American Psychology-Law Society. She has authored 5 books and has edited 14 books for Springer, Cambridge University Press, and Oxford University Press among other publishers.Brian Bornstein is Research Professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is former editor of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. He has edited 18 books, authored 5 books, and worked with a variety of academic publishers (Oxford, Springer, APA, Taylor & Francis, Lexington).David DeMatteo is a Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at Drexel University, where he is also Director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Law and Human Behavior, and he has authored 7 books and edited 7 books for a variety of publishers, including American Psychological Association, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Springer, and Wiley.

• Chapter 1 Legal Decision-Making Regarding Alleged Police Excessive Use of Force Incidents.- Chapter 2 Psychology and Dispute Resolution in Civil Cases.- Chapter 3 Bilingual Eyewitnesses: Cognitive, Linguistic, and Emotional Factors Affecting Bilingual Memory.- Chapter 4 From Rehabilitation to Punishment and Back: Tracing the History and Mapping the Future of Restricted Housing in Corrections.- Chapter 5 Considering Nuance in the Relationship Between Substance Use and Risk: A Critical Analysis of a One-Size-Fits-All Model.- Chapter 6 Legal Decision-Makers in Cases Involving Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Research and Call to Action.- Chapter 7 Investigating Jurors’ Lay Theories About Hate Crimes, Offenders, and Victims: Do They Match the Law?.- Chapter 8 A Critical Review of Attributions of Crime: Expanded View of Locus of Causality.- Chapter 9 Identifying the Intersection Between Psychological and Legal Constructs When Assessing Persons for Civil Commitment Under Sexually Violent Predator Status.- Chapter 10 Modern Rape Myths? An Examination of Rape Myth Acceptance and Legal Implications Across Time.