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Psychological & Scientific Evidence in Criminal Trials provides a complete and detailed analysis of its subject matter through all stages of a criminal trial. The text presents a review of states' decisions on psychological and scientific evidence and includes pointers for defense attorneys and prosecutors on: • Preserving records • Challenging evidence • Handling experts • Avoiding pitfalls Other subjects include: • The admissibility of psychological and scientific evidence • Insanity defenses • Mental illness and treatments • Psychological syndromes such as Battered Woman Syndrome, Child Sexual Abuse Syndrome, and Rape Trauma Syndrome • DNA evidence • Science of memory, including eyewitness identification, repressed memory, and hypnosis Features of this publication include: • Checklists that ensure thoroughness and accuracy • Direct- and cross-examination samples • Table of cases