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From the Editor Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1993 Ronald Roesch This issue of Law and Human Behavior focuses on two broad topics. The first is the special section, "Psychology and Law Enforcement," and I am grateful to Michael Nietzel for serving as the editor of this section. This section is the result of our call for manuscripts dealing with the application of psychological knowl- edge and research to techniques and problems of law enforcement. All submis- sions were subjected to the normal peer review process of the journal. Nietzel has selected three of the numerous papers submitted for inclusion in this special section. In addition, he and Cynthia Hartung have written an introduction and overview of this important research area. The second broad topic is the use of social science briefs submitted to the courts. In an article published in this journal a couple of years ago (Roesch, Golding, Hans, & Reppucci, 1991), the associate editors and I announced that Law and Human Behavior would publish amicus curiae briefs prepared by the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS). Noting that the "participation of social scientists in amicus briefs has raised numerous important and complex issues in the scholarly community" (p. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

From the Editor

Roesch, Ronald
Law and Human Behavior , Volume 17 (2): 2 – Apr 1, 1993
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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1993 American Psychological Association
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0147-7307
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1573-661X
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10.1007/BF01045934
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Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1993 Ronald Roesch This issue of Law and Human Behavior focuses on two broad topics. The first is the special section, "Psychology and Law Enforcement," and I am grateful to Michael Nietzel for serving as the editor of this section. This section is the result of our call for manuscripts dealing with the application of psychological knowl- edge and research to techniques and problems of law enforcement. All submis- sions were subjected to the normal peer review process of the journal. Nietzel has selected three of the numerous papers submitted for inclusion in this special section. In addition, he and Cynthia Hartung have written an introduction and overview of this important research area. The second broad topic is the use of social science briefs submitted to the courts. In an article published in this journal a couple of years ago (Roesch, Golding, Hans, & Reppucci, 1991), the associate editors and I announced that Law and Human Behavior would publish amicus curiae briefs prepared by the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS). Noting that the "participation of social scientists in amicus briefs has raised numerous important and complex issues in the scholarly community" (p.

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