Forensic psychology / / edited by David A. Crighton and Graham J. Towl

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (486 p.)
• Disciplina: 614/.15
• Soggetto topico: Forensic psychiatry
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): CrightonDavid A. <1964->; TowlGraham J.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Justice; Expert Controversies; Thinking about Human Rights and Ethics; Developmental Perspectives; Investigation and Prosecution Issues; Psychological Assessment; Critical Psychology; Substance Use; Early Intervention; Justice Restored; References; Part I Investigative Practice; Chapter 2 The Justice System in England and Wales: A Case Study; What Justice Means; The Criminal Justice System; What Is a Crime?; Measurement of Crime; The Criminal Justice Process; The Sentencing Framework; The Criminal Courts ; Magistrates' courts Youth courts; The Crown Court; The High Court; The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division); The Supreme Court; Police and Policing; The Crown Prosecution Service; Prisons and the Prison Service; Probation; Youth Justice; Home Office; Ministry of Justice; Law Officers; Other National Bodies; Some Special Subjects; Victims of crime; Restorative justice; Race and racism; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; References; Chapter 3 Offender Profiling; Introduction; Historical Development; Approaches to Offender Profiling; Diagnostic evaluation; Criminal investigation analysis ; Crime action profiling Investigative psychology; Recent Developments; Profiling Databases; Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center (CASMIRC); Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP); Violent and Sexual Offender Register (ViSOR); The Evidence Base for Profiling; Practice Issues; Conclusions; Notes; Further Reading; References; Chapter 4 Eyewitness Testimony; Eyewitness Identification Performance; The Witnessed Event; Witness factors; Perpetrator factors; Situational factors; Between the Witnessed Event and Identification Task; Retention interval ; Post-event misinformation Intermediate Recognition Tasks; Mug shots; Composite production; The identification task; Pre-lineup instructions; Lineup composition; Investigator bias; Lineup procedure: Comparing absolute and relative judgments; Post-identification feedback; Is confidence related to accuracy?; Identifications from CCTV; Is eyewitness identification evidence reliable?; Procedural Guidelines Relating to Suspect Identification in the United Kingdom; The Eyewitness in Court; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; Chapter 5 Jury Decision-Making; Introduction: The Jury Idea ; The Notion of an Impartial and Fair Jury: A Critical Appraisal Arguments against jury trials; Arguments in favour of jury trials; Methods for Studying Juries/Jurors; Archival research; Questionnaire surveys; Mock juries; Shadow juries; Post-trial juror interviews; Books by ex-jurors; Selecting Jurors; Pre-Trial Publicity; The reported importance of juror characteristics; Juror Competence; Comprehending evidence; Understanding and following the judge's instructions/the jury charge; The jury foreperson; Jury deliberation; Defendant characteristics; Victim/plaintiff characteristics ; Lawyer and judge characteristics
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated to reflect recent changes in the field, the 2nd Edition of Forensic Psychology presents a comprehensive overview of forensic psychology and its applications in the civil and criminal justice systems of the UK. Builds on the first edition to convey material in an engaging manner to postgraduate students in psychology Includes a significant expansion of pedagogical features, including text boxes highlighting key seminar issues and key debates in the field to further group discussion Provides an up-to-date summary of emerging evidence in the field, and its implications for evidence based
• Titolo autorizzato: Forensic psychology
• ISBN: 1-118-76030-1; 1-118-76034-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460560403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: BPS textbooks in psychology.