Psychologie légale

Introduces this special issue of the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science which places the spotlight on the burgeoning discipline of forensic psychology, one of the most highly respected areas of psychology, in terms of both science and practice. The papers that were selected to appear in this issue are diverse in scope, reflecting the breadth of research currently being conducted in the field. The papers cover such topics as the effectiveness of sex offender treatment programs, the importance of focusing on antisocial behaviour in young people, whether coaching can make deception more difficult to detect in young people, the potential influence of case characteristics and expert testimony in battered woman cases, the relationship between psychopathy and crimes involving unlawful confinement, whether the ethnic background of witnesses influences their ability to choose the right suspect in a lineup, and how particular interview approaches influence the accuracy of responses of younger and older child witnesses. Collectively, these studies show us the impressive array of the types of work happening in forensic psychology today. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)