Forensic psychology

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wadsworth 2005ISSN:
  • 0534632254
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.066019 W93 2005
Contents:
Ch. 1. Forensic psychology : promises and problems Ch. 2. Forensic psycholoists : roles and responsibilities Ch. 3. Psychology and law enforcement : selection, training, and evaluation Ch. 4. Techniques of criminal investigation : profiling, psychological autopsies, hypnosis, and lie detection Ch. 5. Insanity and competency Ch. 6. From dangerous to risk assessment : violence, sexual offending, domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide Ch.7. "Syndrome" evidence : battered woman syndrome and rape trauma syndrome Ch. *. Child sexual abuse Ch. 9. Child custody and related decisions Ch. 10. Improving eyewitness identification procedures Ch. 11. Interrogations and confessions Ch. 12. Trial consultation : Jury selection, case preparation, and pretrial publicity Ch. 13. Discrimination Ch. 14. Sexual harassment Ch. 15. Death penalty trials and appeals Ch. 16. influencing public policy
Summary: Introduces students to the practice of forensic psychology by showing them how psychologists aid the legal system by serving as expert witnesses, criminal profilers, and trial consultants for jury selection and child custody hearings.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.


Ch. 1. Forensic psychology : promises and problems
Ch. 2. Forensic psycholoists : roles and responsibilities
Ch. 3. Psychology and law enforcement : selection, training, and evaluation
Ch. 4. Techniques of criminal investigation : profiling, psychological autopsies, hypnosis, and lie detection
Ch. 5. Insanity and competency
Ch. 6. From dangerous to risk assessment : violence, sexual offending, domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide
Ch.7. "Syndrome" evidence : battered woman syndrome and rape trauma syndrome
Ch. *. Child sexual abuse
Ch. 9. Child custody and related decisions
Ch. 10. Improving eyewitness identification procedures
Ch. 11. Interrogations and confessions
Ch. 12. Trial consultation : Jury selection, case preparation, and pretrial publicity
Ch. 13. Discrimination
Ch. 14. Sexual harassment
Ch. 15. Death penalty trials and appeals
Ch. 16. influencing public policy

Introduces students to the practice of forensic psychology by showing them how psychologists aid the legal system by serving as expert witnesses, criminal profilers, and trial consultants for jury selection and child custody hearings.

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