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Introduction to forensic psychology : issues and controversies in crime and justice / / Bruce A. Arrigo, Stacey L. Shipley



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Autore: Arrigo Bruce A Visualizza persona
Titolo: Introduction to forensic psychology : issues and controversies in crime and justice / / Bruce A. Arrigo, Stacey L. Shipley Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2005
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (599 p.)
Disciplina: 614/.1
Soggetto topico: Forensic psychology
Altri autori: ShipleyStacey L  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-550) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Issues and Controversies in Crime and Justice; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Preface for the First Edition; Preface for the Second Edition; Part I: Courts and the Legal System: Criminal Forensics; Chapter 1. Adult Forensics; Overview; Competency to Stand Trial; Jury Selection; Psychological Tests and Forensic Assessment Instruments in the Courtroom; Risk Assessment; Forensic Verdicts or Psychiatric Justice: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and Guilty but Mentally ILL; The Forensic Psychologist as Expert Witness
The Maximum-Security Forensic HospitalChapter 2. Juvenile/Family Forensics; Overview; Defining the Age of Criminal Responsibility; Children/Juveniles and the Reliability of their Courtroom Testimony; Sentencing: Psychology of Juvenile Rehabilitation; Domestic Violence; Family Violence: Homicide; Chapter 3. International Criminal Forensics; Overview; The Psychology of Terrorism: Motivations, Implications, and Healing; The Insanity Defense and Competency to Stand Trial; Violence Risk Assessment and Mentally Disordered Offenders; Part II: Courts and the Legal System: Civil Forensics
Chapter 4. Civil ForensicsOverview; Defining Mental Illness; Right to Refuse Treatment; Least Restrictive Alternative Doctrine; Evaluating Psychiatric Work-Related Disability; Duty to Inform Versus Client Confidentiality; Victim-Offender Mediation; Chapter 5. Juvenile/Family Forensics; Overview; Family Law and Emotional Rights; Best Interests of the Child Doctrine; The Role of Psychologists in Custody Evaluations; Chapter 6. Family Forensics; Overview; Impact of Mental Health Law Doctrines on Families: Paternalism and Parens Patriae; Family Trauma and the Cycle of Crime
Juveniles' Attitudes Toward the PoliceAdolescent Female Prostitutes. Criminals or Victims?; Chapter 9. Family/Community Issues in Policing; Overview; Police as Mediators in Domestic Disputes; Police Stress; Police Work and Family Stress; Police and the Mentally ILL; Community Policing: Trendy or Effective?; Police Training; Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution; Part IV: Corrections and Prison Practices; Chapter 10. Adult Issues in Corrections/ Correctional Psychology; Overview; An Offender's Right to Refuse Treatment; Incarcerating and Executing the Mentally ILL
Suicide Risk, Screening, and Crisis Intervention for Inmates
Sommario/riassunto: Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Second Edition is an original approach to understanding how psychologists impact the research, practice, and policy of crime, law, and justice. Divided into four sections on criminal forensics, civil forensics, policing and law enforcement, and corrections and prison practices, the text examines police, court, and correctional aspects of forensic psychology. Each of the twelve chapters are organized around relevant case illustrations, include comprehensive literature reviews, and discuss policy implications and avenues of future research. Each chapte
Titolo autorizzato: Introduction to forensic psychology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-75427-3
9786610754274
0-08-046853-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817460203321
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