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Title: Hypnosis, Memory, and Behavior in Criminal Investigation by Kevin M. McConkey, Peter W. Sheehan ISBN: 1-57230-008-6 Publisher: Guilford Press Pub. Date: 11 August, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00

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Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Scholarly, insightful, and engaging
Comment: This book is almost unique in that it provides an in-depth analysis of some important cases that have strongly shaped Australian legal views about hypnotically elicited testimony. Long before the recovered memory debate broke in either the US or Australia, these authors (and their colleagues overseas, such as Martin Orne and Campbell Perry) were considering the pros and cons of using hypnosis in a forensic context. Readers who don't tolerate ambiguity and who are looking for black and white answers may come away from this book believing that it has nothing clear to say to them. But forensic hypnosis is a sometimes messy business. These authors do a fine job of analysing some fascinating cases, summarising the (then) latest findings from the laboratory, and highlighting important ethical issues (e.g., who is the primary client when hypnosis is used in the legal system? the police who request it or the witness, the victim, or (more rarely) the suspect being hypnotised). These are not easy issues. The authors grapple with them via an excellent tour of some gripping cases; there are verbatim transcripts, detailed analysis of how memories were influenced by the hypnotic procedures, and the outcomes of trials (where relevant). The authors are not vitriolic advocates of one point of view over another. Rather, their tone is measured, considered, and ultimately compelling. I use this text in a number of courses that I teach, both to postgraduate students of forensic psychology and continuing education students (health care professionals seeking qualifications in the use of hypnosis). Along with Laurence & Perry's (1988) Hypnosis, Will, & Memory, this is one of my favourite texts.

Rating: 1
Summary: Medicore and less than thorough.
Comment: This is a reasonable, but not a strong book. Interesting cases are discussed, but their review is far from thorough.