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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795598303321

Autore

Forde Robert A.

Titolo

Bad psychology : how forensic psychology left science behind / / Robert A. Forde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2018

ISBN

1-78450-505-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 pages)

Disciplina

614/.15

Soggetti

Forensic psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Who does he think he is? -- How psychologists work -- Treatment needs assessment : who needs it? -- Risk assessment : coffee cans and crystal balls -- Formulation : when "i don't know" is the correct answer, all other answers are wrong -- Intervention : a suitable case for treatment? -- Evaluation : what works and how would we know? -- Communication : who's listening? -- The parole process : who goes home? -- Heuristics and biases : how can we be so stupid? -- Are we hardwired for poor judgement? -- The future of forensic (and maybe other) psychology -- Leaving the science behind -- References.