Psychology & Psychiatry : Forensic Psychology

Integrating discussions of modern neuropsychological tests with extant civil and criminal cases, this book presents a resource for insight into the impact of modern behavioral science on legal system. It examines violence prediction and risk analysis, violence in the family, and the detection of malingering and deception in forensic evaluations. more...

Price: $139.95

The book aims to give an up-to-date digest of current medical problems. It will aid the reader in interpretation of investigations which are increasingly requested. It provides guidance for the first line of management of patients. more...

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Forensic psychology has mushroomed into a diverse and increasingly complex field that is equal parts law and psychology. Psychologists act as expert witnesses in legal cases - sometimes without knowing much about the laws involved, and legal professionals rely on the assessment of psychologists sometimes without knowing much about how such assessments are made. The purpose of this handbook is to provide professionals with current, practical, and empirically based information to guide their work in forensic settings, or to better their understanding of the issues and debates in forensic psychology.Divided into four sections, the Handbook of Forensic Psychology covers basic issues, assessment, mental disorders and forensic psychology, and special topics. The basic issue chapters present a primer on law for the psychologist, a primer on psychology for attorneys, an overview of ethical issues relevant to forensic psychology, and a chapter on forensic report writing. The assessment section discusses factors and measures relevant for assessing a variety of behaviors, propensities, and capabilities, including dangerousness, violence, suicide, competency, substance abuse, PTSD and neuropsychological evaluations, as well as discussing interviewing children and child custody evaluations. Additional chapters discuss eyewitness testimony, recovered memory, polygraphs, sexual harassment, juror selection, and issues of ethnicity in forensic psychology. more...

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The second edition of this popular international handbook highlights the developing relationship between psychology and the law. Consisting of all-new material and drawing on the work of practitioners and academics from the UK, Europe, North America and elsewhere, this volume looks not only at the more traditional elements of psychology and the law - the provision of psychological assessments about individuals to the courts - but also many of the recent developments, such as the interaction between psychologists and other professionals, decision-making by judges and juries, and the shaping of social policy and political debate. more...

Price: $190.00

This book, incorporating over 35% new information, presents the debates about psychology, crime, law, and the intersections in an accessible, jargon-free fashion more...

Price: $65.95