Including international contributions from lawyers, psychologists, sociologists and criminologists, this important book captures contemporary attempts to build bridges between the two very different disciplines of law and psychology and to establish the true nature of the interaction between the two at an international level.

Captures contemporary attempts to build bridges between the two different disciplines of law and psychology, and establish the true nature of the interaction between the two. This book sets out to bridge the inherent gap between the practice of law and the profession of psychology at an international level.

'Including contributions from lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists, Canter and Zukauskiene's collection examines the relationship between the practice of law and the profession of psychology at an international level. Contributors explorehow psychology connects with the courts, prisons, community care, clinics, long-stay hospitals, police investigations and legislative bodies, and the role of social science in legal proceedings.' Law & Social Inquiry