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Introduction to the Special Issue on British Research

Introduction to the Special Issue on British Research Law and Human Behavior, VoL 5, Nos. 2/3, 198i Introduction to the Special Issue on British Research David P. Farrington* and Ray Bull t As in North America, there has recently been an upsurge of interest in Great Britain in research on law and human behavior. Psychologists, in particular, have increasingly carried out research on the law and legal procedures. Reflecting this increased in- terest, the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology of the British Psychological Society was founded in 1977, and the Social Science Research Council Law and Psychology Seminar Group was founded in 1978. The Seminar Group was founded after the first Oxford conference on law and psychology in 1977, the proceed- ings of which were later published (Farrington, Hawkins & Lloyd-Bostock, 1979). The proceedings of the first meeting of the Seminar Group in 1978 have also been published (Lloyd-Bostock, 1981). British books on specific topics have also begun to appear, notably eyewitness testimony (Clifford & Bull, 1978) and the psychologist as an expert witness (Haward, 1981). The papers included in this special issue represent a fair cross section of current British research on law and human behavior. They cover decision making in legal con- texts (Kapardis http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Introduction to the Special Issue on British Research

Farrington, David P.; Bull, Ray
Law and Human Behavior , Volume 5 (2-3): 3 – Jun 1, 1981
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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1981 American Psychological Association
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Law and Human Behavior, VoL 5, Nos. 2/3, 198i Introduction to the Special Issue on British Research David P. Farrington* and Ray Bull t As in North America, there has recently been an upsurge of interest in Great Britain in research on law and human behavior. Psychologists, in particular, have increasingly carried out research on the law and legal procedures. Reflecting this increased in- terest, the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology of the British Psychological Society was founded in 1977, and the Social Science Research Council Law and Psychology Seminar Group was founded in 1978. The Seminar Group was founded after the first Oxford conference on law and psychology in 1977, the proceed- ings of which were later published (Farrington, Hawkins & Lloyd-Bostock, 1979). The proceedings of the first meeting of the Seminar Group in 1978 have also been published (Lloyd-Bostock, 1981). British books on specific topics have also begun to appear, notably eyewitness testimony (Clifford & Bull, 1978) and the psychologist as an expert witness (Haward, 1981). The papers included in this special issue represent a fair cross section of current British research on law and human behavior. They cover decision making in legal con- texts (Kapardis

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Published: Jun 1, 1981

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