Authors:Julie A. Allison, Dr. Lawrence S. Wrightsman,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: crime, misunderstood, rape
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1993-06-21
List price: $61.95
ISBN-10: 0803937075
ISBN-13: 9780803937079

Rape--it is probably the most misunderstood of violent crimes. Only two to five percent of rapists are ever convicted and when an accusation of rape is made, the victim often becomes the focus of attention. Unfortunately, one prototypical conceptualization--a madman who waits for his next victim with a weapon in hand--is still prevalent. Most rapes, however, are committed by someone the victim knows. Using theoretical, empirical, journalistic, and anecdotal sources, Rape: The Misunderstood Crime synthesizes the most current research available on this topic from a psychological perspective. Str

Author: E.H. Gombrich
Publisher: Phaidon Pre
Keywords: art, wrightsman, lectures, decorative, psychology, order, study, sense
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 1994-01-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0714822590
ISBN-13: 9780714822594

A comprehensive survey of the history and theory of decorative art. Other work by the author includes "The Story of Art" and "Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation".

Authors:Edith Greene, Kirk Heilbrun, William H. Fortune, Mich
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: system, legal, psychology, wrightsman
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2006-05-16
List price: $167.95
ISBN-10: 0534521061
ISBN-13: 9780534521066

The author team for WRIGHTSMAN’S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, Sixth Edition combines complementary expertise, active research, writing careers, and real world experience (as consultants working within the legal system) to produce a comprehensive text that is unparalleled in scholarship and writing style. The authorship, research base and comprehensive coverage make this text popular with instructors and students. This text demonstrates the importance of psychology to understanding the legal system and the impact on individuals’ everyday lives through the use of real cases and q

Author: Lawrence S. Wrightsman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: psychology, society, series, law, american, supreme, court
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2006-03-16
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 019530604X
ISBN-13: 9780195306040

With the media spotlight on the recent developments concerning the Supreme Court, more and more people have become increasingly interested in the highest court in the land. Who are the justices that run it and how do they make their decisions?The Psychology of the Supreme Court by Lawrence S. Wrightsman is the first book to thoroughly examine the psychology of Supreme Court decision-making. Dr. Wrightsman’s book seeks to help us understand all aspects of the Supreme Court’s functioning from a psychological perspective. This timely and comprehensive work addresses many factors of