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Forensic Psychiatry
Springer 2007; US$ 89.99Examines the idea of evil in a medical context and a mental health setting. This book attempts to challenge the belief that the concept of evil plays no role in scientific psychiatry and is not helpful to our understanding of aberrant human thinking and behavior. It provides research methods for psychological exploration of the notion of evil. more...
Evolutionary Forensic Psychology
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 48.99The field of forensic psychology explores the intersection of psychology and the law. The purpose of this book is to examine topics in the field using the powerful, multidisciplinary, conceptually integrated approach that the natural sciences have embraced for decades with great success. Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is the... more...
The Father of Forensics
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 14.00Before there was CSI , there was one man who saw beyond the crime-and into the future of forensic science. His name was Bernard Spilsbury-and, through his use of cutting-edge science, he single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the modern age. Starting out as a young, charismatic physician in early twentieth-century Britain, Spilsbury... more...
Psychology in Prisons
Wiley 2009; US$ 71.95Edited by the Head of Psychology for HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, and fully updated to take account of structural changes within these Services, Psychology in Prisons takes an in-depth look at the work of psychologists in prisons strengthened by in-depth consideration of diversity issues such as age, gender, socio-economic... more...
Praxis Rechtsmedizin
Springer 2007; US$ 99.99Das erfolgreiche Praxisbuch für Gerichtsmediziner, Juristen, Kriminologen, Medizinstudenten und Ärzte jetzt in 2. Auflage! Vater unbekannt? Tathergang ungeklärt? Die moderne Gerichtsmedizin ermöglicht es Ärzten, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen. Hier erhalten sie den umfassenden Überblick über Methodik und rechtliche Grundlagen - nach aktueller Gesetzeslage... more...
Kindesmisshandlung
Springer 2008; US$ 54.99Vom ?unguten Gefühl" zu evidenzbasiertem HandelnNicht nur für Ärzte ist die Konfrontation mit Gewalt ein belastendes und oft mit Unsicherheiten behaftetes Thema. Daher bedarf es geeigneter Strategien für den Umgang mit Verdachtsfällen, fundierter fachlicher Grundlagen für die Diagnose, Sicherheit in Rechtsfragen und erprobter Konzepte für die Intervention.Fundierte... more...
Die Maßregel der Sicherungsverwahrung: Forensisch-psychiatrische Bedeutung, Untersuchungsbefunde und Abgrenzung zur Maßregel gemäß § 63 StGB ... der Psychiatrie) (German Edition)
Springer 2008; US$ 79.99Die Maßregel der Sicherungsverwahrung hat in den letzten zehn Jahren eine Renaissance erlebt. Der zunehmenden Anzahl der Untergebrachten stehen nur spärliche Stellungnahmen und Befunde zu dieser Klientel gegenüber. Daher wird vermutet, dass bei persönlichkeitsgestörten Straftätern der Zufall entscheidet, ob eine forensisch-psychiatrische Maßregel oder... more...
Writing Forensic Reports
Springer Publishing Company 2008; US$ 59.00Despite the extensive technical literature on forensic mental health, there is a lack of practical guidebooks dedicated to generating clear and persuasive forensic mental health reports. Greenfield and Gottschalk present this practical handbook to address this critical need. This comprehensive guide outlines the proper format for forensic reports,... more...
Death Scene Investigation
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 67.95A field guide that provides easy direction for the death scene investigator. Organized in an easily accessible outline format, it covers protocols and guidelines, assessment and examination, use of medical history and records, autopsy, and death certification. It also includes a medical glossary, and over 150 color photographs. more...
Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment and Treatment
Springer Publishing Company 2009; US$ 95.00"Forensic clinicians will find this book to be a valuable reference book as well as a very useful clinical treatment guide relevant to violent offenders.". -- Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD. Mental health practitioners are confronted with the difficult task of assessing the risk that offenders pose to the general public. This comprehensive volume... more...









