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Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsHans Gross

Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students

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Original author: Hans Gross

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"Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students" by Hans Gross is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide on the psychological aspects of criminal behavior and the judicial process, focusing on the mental states of judges, witnesses, jurors, and offenders to enhance the understanding of crime and its implications for justice. The opening of the work establishes the importance of applying psychology to the field of criminal law, arguing that understanding human behavior, perception, and the influences on testimony are crucial for effective legal proceedings. Gross outlines the critical role of judges in discerning truth from witness testimony and delves into the complexities of psychological conditions that can affect evidence gathering and interpretation. He emphasizes the need for judges to be aware of the psychological traits influencing both witnesses and criminals, which serves as a foundation for the discussions that follow throughout the text.

Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students, by Hans Gross. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1320.

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118 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter2,107 words
  2. 2.Introduction: To the English Version1,653 words
  3. 3.Part I: The Subjective Conditions of Evidence220 words
  4. 4.Part II: Objective Conditions of Criminal Investigation524 words
  5. 5.Introduction1,894 words
  6. 6.Section 1: (a) General Considerations1,066 words
  7. 7.Section 2: (b) The Method of Natural Science.401,707 words
  8. 8.Section 3: (a) General Considerations955 words
  9. 9.Section 4: (b) Integrity of Witnesses796 words
  10. 10.Section 5: (c) The Correctness of Testimony1,050 words
  11. 11.Section 6: (d) Presuppositions of Evidence-Taking1,940 words
  12. 12.Section 7: (e) Egoism1,435 words
  13. 13.Section 8: (f) Secrets3,841 words
  14. 14.Section 9: (g) Interest1,879 words
  15. 15.Section 10243 words
  16. 16.Section 11: (a) General External Conditions4,788 words
  17. 17.Section 12: (b) General Signs of Character3,380 words
  18. 18.Section 13: (c) Particular Character-signs3,717 words
  19. 19.Section 14: (1) General Considerations667 words
  20. 20.Section 15: (2) Causes of Irritation2,357 words
  21. 21.Section 16: (3) Cruelty355 words
  22. 22.Section 17: (4) Nostalgia463 words
  23. 23.Section 18: (5) Reflex Movements1,604 words
  24. 24.Section 19: (6) Dress534 words
  25. 25.Section 20: (7) Physiognomy and Related Subjects7,018 words
  26. 26.Section 21: (8) The Hand1,856 words
  27. 27.Section 22724 words
  28. 28.Section 23: (2) Proof4,826 words
  29. 29.Section 24: (b) Causation.1295,028 words
  30. 30.Section 25: (c) Skepticism3,176 words
  31. 31.Section 26: (d) The Empirical Method in the Study of Cases3,519 words
  32. 32.Section 27: (e) Analogy1,461 words
  33. 33.Section 28: (f) Probability5,013 words
  34. 34.Section 29: (g) Chance868 words
  35. 35.Section 30: (h) Persuasion and Explanation1,707 words
  36. 36.Section 31: (i) Inference and Judgment4,835 words
  37. 37.Section 32: (j) Mistaken Inferences1,134 words
  38. 38.Section 33: (k) Statistics of the Moral Situation1,597 words
  39. 39.Section 341,150 words
  40. 40.Section 35172 words
  41. 41.Section 36: (a) General Considerations3,503 words
  42. 42.Section 37: (1) General Considerations3,850 words
  43. 43.Section 38: (2) Color Vision983 words
  44. 44.Section 39: (3) The Blind Spot486 words
  45. 45.Section 40: (c) The Sense of Hearing1,786 words
  46. 46.Section 41: (d) The Sense of Taste362 words
  47. 47.Section 42: (e) The Sense of Smell970 words
  48. 48.Section 43: (f) The Sense of Touch2,526 words
  49. 49.Section 444,828 words
  50. 50.Section 452,590 words
  51. 51.Section 46: (a) General Considerations2,045 words
  52. 52.Section 47: (b) The Mechanism of Thinking1,191 words
  53. 53.Section 48: (c) The Subconscious1,243 words
  54. 54.Section 49: (d) Subjective Conditions2,340 words
  55. 55.Section 501,801 words
  56. 56.Section 51222 words
  57. 57.Section 52: (a) The Essence of Memory1,564 words
  58. 58.Section 53: (b) The Forms of Reproduction2,123 words
  59. 59.Section 54: (c) The Peculiarities of Reproduction3,050 words
  1. 60.Section 55: (d) Illusions of Memory1,633 words
  2. 61.Section 56: (e) Mnemotechnique686 words
  3. 62.Section 571,078 words
  4. 63.Section 581,562 words
  5. 64.Section 59233 words
  6. 65.Section 60: (a) General Study of Variety in Forms of Expression2,401 words
  7. 66.Section 61: (b) Dialect Forms1,126 words
  8. 67.Section 62: (c) Incorrect Forms of Expression1,863 words
  9. 68.Section 63: (1) General Considerations.2472,809 words
  10. 69.Section 64: 2. Difference between Man and Women1,599 words
  11. 70.Section 65: (a) General Considerations317 words
  12. 71.Section 66: (b) Menstruation2,165 words
  13. 72.Section 67: (c) Pregnancy856 words
  14. 73.Section 68: (d) Erotic1,231 words
  15. 74.Section 69: (e) Submerged Sexual Factors4,621 words
  16. 75.Section 70: (a) Intelligence245 words
  17. 76.Section 71: 1. Conception1,158 words
  18. 77.Section 72: 2. Judgment862 words
  19. 78.Section 73: 3. Quarrels with Women1,234 words
  20. 79.Section 74: (b) Honesty4,311 words
  21. 80.Section 75: (c) Love, Hate and Friendship3,850 words
  22. 81.Section 76: (d) Emotional Disposition and Related Subjects1,063 words
  23. 82.Section 77: (e) Weakness1,089 words
  24. 83.Section 78: (b) Children177 words
  25. 84.Section 79: (1) General Consideration621 words
  26. 85.Section 80: (2) Children as Witnesses1,405 words
  27. 86.Section 81: (3) Juvenile Delinquency1,199 words
  28. 87.Section 82: (c) Senility1,252 words
  29. 88.Section 83: (d) Differences in Conception4,113 words
  30. 89.Section 84: (e) Nature and Nurture155 words
  31. 90.Section 85: I. The Influence of Nurture1,264 words
  32. 91.Section 86: (2) The Views of the Uneducated1,664 words
  33. 92.Section 87: (3) One-Sided Education646 words
  34. 93.Section 88: (4) Inclination736 words
  35. 94.Section 89: (5) Other Differences1,446 words
  36. 95.Section 90: (6) Intelligence and Stupidity3,437 words
  37. 96.Section 91: (a) Habit1,856 words
  38. 97.Section 92: (b) Heredity.304663 words
  39. 98.Section 93: (c) Prepossession1,286 words
  40. 99.Section 94: (d) Imitation and the Crowd754 words
  41. 100.Section 95: (e) Passion and Affection1,971 words
  42. 101.Section 96: (f) Honor439 words
  43. 102.Section 98: (1) General Considerations1,985 words
  44. 103.Section 99: (2) Optical Illusions6,459 words
  45. 104.Section 100: (3) Auditory Illusions2,583 words
  46. 105.Section 101: (4) Illusions of Touch1,425 words
  47. 106.Section 102: (5) Illusions of the Sense of Taste405 words
  48. 107.Section 103: (6) The Illusions of the Olfactory Sense692 words
  49. 108.Section 104: (b) Hallucinations and Illusions1,729 words
  50. 109.Section 105: (c) Imaginative Ideas3,602 words
  51. 110.Section 106: (1) Verbal Misunderstandings.3281,307 words
  52. 111.Section 107: (2) Other Misunderstandings1,949 words
  53. 112.Section 108: (1) 1. General Considerations1,956 words
  54. 113.Section 109: (2) The Pathoformic Lie698 words
  55. 114.Section 110: (a) Sleep and Dream1,587 words
  56. 115.Section 111: (b) Intoxication2,917 words
  57. 116.Section 112: (c) Suggestion511 words
  58. 117.Appendix: A1,779 words
  59. 118.Appendix: B6,985 words