Eyewitness testimony has become one of the most researched areas within the field of applied psychology. This book deals with the psychological processes which underlie eyewitness recall and testimony, and the implications of this for expert witnesses, investigators and others in the current justice system. It describes the problems which occur in eyewitness testimony and reviews the psychological concepts and processes of perception and memory.

Applied psychology has become increasingly important in the work of policing, police training and the academic study of policing. This book provides an account of the way in which psychological principles and practices are applied to policing, reflecting the increasing attention being given to this area in the light of recent concerns about police training and its effectiveness - for example the MacPherson report.

Offender profiling is a set of techniques used by law enforcement agencies to try to identify perpetrators of serious crime. There has been a rapidly growing interest in this subject over recent years. Profiling techniques have been used increasingly by police forces in many parts of the world, while fictional representations in films and television series like Silence of the Lambs, and Cracker have generated an enormous popular fascination with the topic.

Applied psychology has become increasingly important in the work of policing, police training and the academic study of policing. This book provides an account of the way in which psychological principles and practices are applied to policing, reflecting the increasing attention being given to this area in the light of recent concerns about police training and its effectiveness - for example the MacPherson report.