Table of Contents

ForewordPart 1: Nordic Light on Forensic Psychology 1. Forensic Psychology in a Nordic Context 2. Legal Procedures in the Nordic Countries and USA: A Comparative OverviewPart 2: Investigative Psychology 3. Investigators Decision-making 4. Interviewing Victims and Witnesses 5. Interviewing to Detect Deception 6. False Confessions in the Nordic Countries: Background and Current Landscape 7. Children's Memory and Testimony 8. Social Influence on Eyewitness Memory 9. Offender Profiling 10. StalkingPart 3: Psychology in Court and Beyond 11. Psychological Perspectives on the Evaluation of Evidence 12. Psycho-legal Aspects of Visual Courtroom Technology 13. Ethnicity and Gender Biases in the Courtroom 14. Displayed Emotions in Court: Effects on Credibility Judgements 15. Assessing Reliability by Analysing the Verbal Content: The Case of Sweden 16. Eyewitness Confidence 17. Victimology

About the Author

Par Anders Granhag is Professor in the Institute of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.