Though widely regarded as a founder of the modern field of psychology and law, German-American psychologist Hugo M?nsterberg's now century-old ideas and research approaches continue to thrive. In fact, the discipline still grapples with many of the issues raised by M?nsterberg in his seminal 1908 book, On the Witness Stand.
Hugo M?nsterberg's Psychology and Law makes M?nsterberg's enduring insights available to a new generation of scholars, presenting the "state of the science" on the concepts that M?nsterberg was one of the first to investigate. These include eyewitness memory, deception detection, false confessions, and the causes of criminal behavior. Opening with a brief biography of M?nsterberg and a historical overview of the field, the book's organization follows that of On the Witness Stand, with each chapter providing a summary of M?nsterberg's work followed by a contemporary perspective on the topic. Chapters challenge readers to consider what we have learned since M?nsterberg's time and whether subsequent research has shown him to be right or wrong. The final chapter asks what M?nsterberg may have missed, and what we may be missing today. This volume will be of interest to a broad range of scholars, practitioners, and professionals in the legal and mental health fields.

Brian H. Bornstein is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interests include jury decision making, the reliability of eyewitness memory, and the application of decision-making principles to everyday judgment tasks. He has authored or edited 20 books and over 170 journal articles and book chapters, and has received grant funding for his research from several agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice. He has received research, mentoring, and book awards from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the American Psychology-Law Society.
Jeffrey S. Neuschatz is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. His primary research interests include eyewitness memory, line-up identification, secondary confessions, and jury decision making. He has published over 50 articles and chapters, and co-authored the 2012 book The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification.

1. Overview
2. Introduction
3. Illusions
4. The Memory of the Witness
5. The Detection of Crime
6. The Traces of Emotions
7. Untrue Confessions
8. Suggestions in Court
9. Hypnotism and Crime
10. The Prevention of Crime
11. What Münsterberg Got Right, What He Missed, and What We're Missing Now