"Wonderfully written and fills in many gaps in the literature with regard to cooperating witnesses. A must read for those interested in forensic psychology and in the enduring work of creating a more effective justice system."

Deah Quinlivan, Florida Southern College

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Neuschatz and Golding offer a broad overview of the history and legal and psychological issues
surrounding the testimony of jailhouse informants in the United States.

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Law and Social Inquiry

"Incentivizing jailhouse information is one of several themes in the book as the authors draw together research on deception, confessions, testimony, witnesses, and jurors…In the context of recent public pressure to examine and combat racial injustice in the criminal justice system, this book is a valuable contribution to forensic psychology."

Choice

"A unique and important contribution to the field of forensic psychology."

Brian Cutler, editor of Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

"Neuschatz and Golding do an outstanding job explaining the issues, the existing research and legislation shortfall, and the psychological theories that drive jailhouse informants, criminal justice practitioners, and jurors. This text is truly a must-read and is written so that anyone can easily absorb and immediately use the information provided by the authors to improve the way jailhouse informants are used."

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology