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In recent years?? the public has become increasingly fascinated with the criminal mind. Television series centered on courtroom trials?? criminal investigations?? and forensic psychology are more popular than ever. More and more people are interested in the American system of justice and the individuals who experience it firsthand.

Minds on Trial: Great Cases in Law and Psychology gives you an inside view of 20 of the highest profile legal cases of the last 50 years. Drs. Ewing and McCann take you "ind the scenes" of each of these cases?? some involving celebrities like Woody Allen?? Mike Tyson?? and Patty Hearst?? and explain the impact they had on the fields of psychology and the law. Many of the cases in this book?? whether involving a celebrity