Division 41 - American Psychology-Law Society

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Division 41 - American Psychology-Law Society promotes the contributions of psychology to the understanding of law and legal institutions, the education of psychologists in legal matters and law personnel in psychological matters, and the application of psychology in the legal system. The Division holds a biennial two and one half day spring meeting which includes paper and plenary sessions. Members receive the bimonthly journal Law and Human Behavior and the American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter three times per year.

Membership Application: www.ap-ls.org

President: Saul M. Kassin, PhD, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Secretary: Even M. Brank, PhD

Journal: Law and Human Behavior (bimonthly)
Editor: Brian Cutler, PhD, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

Newsletter: American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter (three issues per year)
Editor: Jennifer Groscup, JD, PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, NY

Division-Sponsored Publications: Perspectives in Law and Psychology Book Series
Editor: Ronald Roesch, PhD, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Haney, C. (2005). Death by design: Capital punishment as a social psychological system. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

• Posey, A., & Wrightsman, L. (2005). Trial consulting. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Division Meetings:

• APA Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6-9, 2009, Website: www.apa.org/convention/

• Annual Conference, The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 17-20, 2010

Awards: www.apa.org/about/division/awards.html

List of Presidents: www.apa.org/about/division/div41pres.html

For Additional Information Contact: Kathy Gaskey, Administrative Officer, Division 41, American Psychological Law Society, PO Box 11488, Southport, NC 28461-3936, Telephone/Fax: 910-933-4018, Email

Homepage: www.ap-ls.org