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Resolving legal questions with psychological data.

¹Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

The American Psychologist

|October 1, 1991

Summary

Psychological research on stereotyping, conformity, and obedience is increasingly used in legal cases. These applications highlight psychology's growing influence in the justice system.

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Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Legal Psychology

Background:

Psychologists are finding new legal applications for psychological data and concepts.
The legal system is increasingly incorporating psychological findings.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate the expanding role of psychology in the legal world.
To highlight specific applications of psychological science in legal contexts.

Main Methods:

Review of legal cases incorporating psychological findings.
Analysis of psychological concepts applied in litigation.

Main Results:

Stereotyping research applied in U.S. sex discrimination litigation.
Conformity, obedience to authority, and bystander apathy findings used in South African death penalty cases.

Conclusions:

Psychological science has concrete and detailed applications in diverse legal arenas.
The integration of psychology into legal practice is expanding.

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