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“Because the legal system is so pervasive and powerful, many social scientists believe that we are ethically obliged to help ensure that the consequential decisions meted out by the courts are based on the best available scientific knowledge.”

Discuss 2 problematic aspects of getting the legal field and/or the general public to support and embrace the contributions that psychological research can provide to the legal field and processes. (Our chapter directly identifies some but eludes to others more subtly.) What are possible ways to overcome these issues?

Text book: Forensic and Legal Psychology by Mark Constanzo and Daniel Krauss