Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Forensic Psychology

A comprehensive survey of the theory, research and forensic implications related to suggestibility in legal contexts that includes the latest research.

• Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychology
• A vital resource for legal practitioners who need to familiarize themselves with the subject
• Includes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility in interviews
• Features topics that focus on suggestibility at each stage - from witnessing a crime through to trial

A comprehensive survey of the theory, research and forensic implications related to suggestibility in legal contexts that includes the latest research.

• Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychology
• A vital resource for legal practitioners who need to familiarize themselves with the subject
• Includes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility in interviews
• Features topics that focus on suggestibility at each stage - from witnessing a crime through to trial

This book provides, in a single volume, an extensive, research-based evaluation of the most popular clinical assessment tools as applied in forensic settings. These widely used instruments often require important modifications in their administration and interpretation when used for forensic purposes, and it is vital that the clinician is intimately familiar with their correct application, as well as their limitations. The test instruments included are analyzed by senior figures in the field of psychological assessment who are uniquely qualified to discuss them because they have either had...

Praise for Crime Classification Manual

-The very first book by and for criminal justice professionals in the major case fields. . . . The skills, techniques, and proactive approaches offered are creatively concrete and worthy of replication across the country. . . . Heartily recommended for those working in the 'front line' of major case investigation.-
--John B. Rabun Jr., ACSW, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

- CCM] is an outstanding resource for students pursuing forensic science degrees....

Uniquely designed to train psychology, criminology, and social work students to work with children in the criminal justice system--both in the courtroom and as clinical clients--Forensic Child Psychology presents current research and practice-based knowledge to improve the judicial and child welfare systems.

Authors Matthew Fanetti, William T. O'Donohue, Rachel N. Happel, and Kresta N. Daly bring their combined expertise in child psychology, forensic interviewing, and criminal prosecution to...

Forensic Psychology provides students with an in-depth and insightful introduction to the clinical practice of forensic psychology. Incorporating two main themes, scope of practice and therapeutic jurisprudence, the text focuses on empirically supported clinical practice and exposes students to case and statutory laws necessary in the practice of forensic psychology. The text utilizes real world examples that help students understand the practical applications of forensic psychology. It encourages an understanding of the law as a living and breathing entity, examining its...

Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice is an edited collection that represents the first authoritative resource on the utilization of CBT strategies and techniques for offender clients.

• Features contributions from leaders of the major schools of CBT on the treatment of antisocial personality patterns as well as anger, interpersonal violence, substance abuse, and sexual aggression
• Addresses modified CBT approaches for female, juvenile, and culturally diverse forensic populations
• Covers emerging areas of forensic practices, including the...

Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice is an edited collection that represents the first authoritative resource on the utilization of CBT strategies and techniques for offender clients.

• Features contributions from leaders of the major schools of CBT on the treatment of antisocial personality patterns as well as anger, interpersonal violence, substance abuse, and sexual aggression
• Addresses modified CBT approaches for female, juvenile, and culturally diverse forensic populations
• Covers emerging areas of forensic practices, including the...

Forensic Reports & Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists provides a roadmap for the mental health professional who wants to provide consistently accurate, defensible, and useful reports and testimony to the legal system. Authors Randy K. Otto, Richart L. DeMier, and Marcus Boccaccini, recognized experts in the field, cover all aspects of the process, including preparing affidavits and reports, preparing for depositions, and testifying.

Every written or spoken communication for the courts must be clear and precise, and distinguish...

This expanded and updated new edition reflects the growing importance of the structured professional judgement approach to violence risk assessment and management. It offers comprehensive guidance on decision-making in cases where future violence is a potential issue.

• Includes discussion of interventions based on newly developed instruments
• Covers policy standards developed since the publication of the first edition
• Interdisciplinary perspective facilitates collaboration between professionals
• Includes contributions from P.Randolf Kropp, R. Karl...

This expanded and updated new edition reflects the growing importance of the structured professional judgement approach to violence risk assessment and management. It offers comprehensive guidance on decision-making in cases where future violence is a potential issue.

• Includes discussion of interventions based on newly developed instruments
• Covers policy standards developed since the publication of the first edition
• Interdisciplinary perspective facilitates collaboration between professionals
• Includes contributions from P.Randolf Kropp, R. Karl...

Kidnapping: An Investigator's Guide to Profiling is based on a three-part analysis of 100 randomly selected kidnapping cases prosecuted in the United States that have survived Supreme Court appeal. The results of the analysis are incorporated into each chapter as part of the exploration of the inductive profile of each kidnapping subtype, thereby offering a statistically based tool that can inform investigative strategies and the allocation of limited resources. The analysis includes standardized input from four levels of professional law enforcement including a forensic psychologist, a...

Published in 2009, the first edition of Forensic Victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The concepts presented within immediately proved vital to social scientists researching victims-offender relationships; investigators and forensic scientists seeking to reconstruct events and establish the elements of a crime; and criminal profilers seeking to link pattern crimes. This is because the principles and guidelines in Forensic...