Alibis and Corroborators Psychological, Criminological, and Legal Perspectives

This book aims to increase understanding of alibis and corroborators, examining the role alibis play – or fail to play – in innocence cases. It analyses the factors that can influence the suspect, the defense team, the alibi corroborator, and ultimately the alibi statement itself. Recognition of and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Behl, Joshua D. (Editor), Kienzle, Megan R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter1. Alibis and Corroborators: Psychological, Criminological, and Legal Perspectives
  • Chapter2. We Have to Start Somewhere: Classifying Alibis to Launch a Literature
  • Chapter3. Generating Alibi Statements
  • Chapter4. Alibi Believability
  • Chapter5. Towards a System Variable Approach to Improving the Quality of Alibi Evidence
  • Chapter6. Alibi Assessment and Believability Across Different Legal Systems and Cultural Contexts
  • Chapter7. Child Alibi Corroborators
  • Chapter8. The Strategic Use of Alibi Defenses
  • Chapter9. The Effect of Erroneous Alibis
  • Chapter10. Future Directions in Alibi Research