Young drivers impaired by alcohol and other drugs: T. Benjamin (ed.). International Drivers' Behavioural Research Association, 13–15 September, 1986, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. No. 116, Royal Society of Medecine International Congress and Symposium Series, 1988. £10.00 436 pp. ISBN 0 905-958-48-9
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
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✦ Synopsis
This book is the work of forensic psychologists and several litigation lawyers who have used such specialists as expert witnesses. The book is intended for students and professionals in each of these disciplines who need to know something of the other's expertise.
There are four main sections: an overview (one chapter), psychology and the assessment of product liability (two chapters), psychology and the assessment of personal injury (five chapters), and in conclusion, a proposal for an integrated approach.
The chapter entitled "Forensic Human Factors Psychology" (Julian Christensen) includes some useful summaries of risk perception, different models of accident analysis, and the major American agencies with responsibility for hazard analysis and product safety. There is also a summary of the means that are available, in theory, to ensure safety and prevent accidents before they happen. The bulk of the book, however, is devoted to the problems of determining the extent of neurologic injury and its likely consequences for injured adults and children.