DiKE Aussagepsychologie für die Rechtspraxis

What can help judges, prosecutors, and lawyers determine whether a person is lying, mistaken, or telling the truth? The distinction between truth, lies, and errors is central to criminal, civil, asylum, and social security law. The various contributions in the book demonstrate how insights from statement psychology can assist legal professionals and psychologists in different areas of law in assessing the credibility of statements. The authors of the book include legal psychologists, judges, prosecutors, and lawyers. They illustrate from both legal and psychological perspectives how the findings of statement psychology can be practically and beneficially applied in various areas of legal practice. The theoretical and practice-oriented knowledge is conveyed, among other things, through case analyses. The book is suitable for judges, prosecutors, court clerks, lawyers, police officers, staff of child and adult protection services, asylum services, as well as forensic and clinical psychologists.