Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Forensic Psychology

In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors that constitute evil across a wide spectrum, Dr. Stone takes a clarifying scientific approach to a topic that for centuries has been inadequately explained by religious doctrines.

Stone has created a 22-level hierarchy of evil behavior, which loosely reflects the structure of...

The contribution of psychological research to the prevention of miscarriages of justice and the development of effective investigative techniques is now established to a point where law enforcement agencies in numerous countries either employ psychologists as part of their staff, or work in cooperation with academic institutions. The application of psychology to investigation is particularly effective when academics and practitioners work together. This book brings together leading experts to discuss the application of psychology to criminal investigation.
This book offers an overview...

This book provides the first systematic overview of the theoretical, empirical, clinical, and police issues related to sexual murderers and murder. Bringing together leading researchers, theoreticians, and practitioners from across eight different countries, this is a truly international collaboration and an essential reference text for students, researchers and professionals interested in sexual homicide, as well as an exhaustive source of guidelines for the assessment and treatment of sexual murderers.

Whereas many books on this topic focus on a single aspect of sexual homicide,...

To many, insanity pleas are "an excuse" to get away with murder. But what about the real people who are convicted under such circumstances? What does "criminally insane" truly mean? And what are the sources of violence in our society, our cultural biases, and the gaps in psychiatry and law that contribute?

In this compelling book, Walter A. Borden, M.D., an experienced forensic psychiatrist, shares his experience in the field through the stories of four cases that haunt him. Each case features a woman-a mother-who had suffered agonizing abuse masked by our society's pervasive...

Clinical Interventions in Criminal Justice Settings: Evidenced-Based Practice balances theoretical frameworks and research methodology to examine the effective, evidence-based practices and principles for populations within the criminal justice system, exploring the major clinical issues that are relevant for adopting evidence-based practices and demonstrating how to implement them. Topics include legislation, law enforcement, courts, corrections, actuarial assessment instruments, treatment fidelity, diverse populations, mental illness, substance use and juvenile delinquency.