内容简介
Chapter 1 Introduction
Basic Conceptions of Hypnosis
Hypnosis and the Legal System
Chapter 2 Hypnosis as an Investigative or Discovery Procedure
The Extent of Hypnotic Investigation by Law-Enforcement Agencies
The Effectiveness of Investigative Hypnosis
The Uses of Hypnotic Investigations
The Types of Memory Impairment against which Hypnosis Has Been Utilized
The Principles of Memory and Forgetting
The Exact-Copy versus the Constructive Theory of Memory
Hypnotic Hypermnesia
Professional versus Police-Officer Hypnotists
Techniques of Investigative Hypnosis
Forensic Dangers of Hypnotic Investigation
Procedural Safeguards in the Use of Investigative Hypnosis
Chapter 3 The Admissibility of Hypnotically Influenced Testimony
The Relevant Rules of Evidence
Testimony under Hypnosis Offered as Substantive Proof
Testimony under Hypnosis Offered as the Basis of Expert Opinion
Pretrial Hypnosis to Refresh the Memory of Witnesses
Pretrial Hypnosis: Abuses, Safeguards, and the Discretion of the Court
Chapter 4 Hypnotic Confessions, Statements, and Admissions
Cases
Derivative Evidence
Polygraph and Truth Serum versus Hypnosis
Chapter 5 The Role of the Expert Witness
Chapter 6 Hypnosis and Crime
The Potential of Hypnosis for Criminal Purposes
Psychological Evidence
Cases of Hypnotically Effectuated Crimes
The Effect of Hypnosis on Criminal Liability
Chapter 7 The Regulation of Hypnosis
Typical Hypnosis Statutes
Medical Practice Acts and Psychology Statutes
Cases
Civil Misuse of Hypnosis
Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusions
Major Forensic Uses of Hypnosis
Minor Forensic Uses of Hypnosis
Forensic Misuses of Hypnosis
Dangers of Pretrial Hypnosis
The Current Status of Hypnotically Influenced Testimony
Current Issues in Forensic Hypnosis
Legal Glossary
Psychological Glossary
Table of Cases and Case Index
References and Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
About the Author