Psychology & Psychiatry : Forensic Psychology

The third edition of Offenders, Deviants or Patients? presents a unique, multidisciplinary approach to understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal. more...

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This is a comprehensive text for practitioners, researchers and academics concerned with addressing offending behaviour. The book combines wider theoretical and contextual debates with more practice-orientated concerns, key skills and interventions, provides an up-to-date discussion of the types of work that are typically undertaken with offenders and analyses the treatment of minority and vulnerable offender populations. more...

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This essential volume, edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, argues that psychology can, and should be, applied more widely, particularly within the criminal justice system. Psychology and Law has made enormous strides during the last three decades. It now incorporates a much wider range of topics and has seen a marked international growth in specialist journals, books and conferences. The focus, until now, has been on research and academic membership rather than on practical applications and participation by practitioners, psychologists or lawyers, something this volume aims to change. This book develops the case for successfully applying psychology to law, and criminal justice in particular, by providing a rich range of applicable examples for development, now and in the future. In Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice psychologists are encouraged to challenge the currently relatively limited ambition and imagination of psychology and law by examining, amongst other aspects:.:.; The relevance of offenders' methods of thinking and concepts to criminal responsibility.; The ways in which psychology might be used to inform analyses of corporate responsibility for systems failure.; How analyses of decision-making under pressure are most effectively undertaken.; How psychological research and insights might be applied to the investigation and analysis of system failure. This text is an important addition to the bookshelves of forensic, legal, clinical, and occupational psychologists, students, and criminal justice personnel: police, probation, prisons. Also essential reading for investigators, lawyers, law reform agencies, and those government departments concerned with home, constitutional, law reform agendas. more...

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Addressing key topics in child custody evaluation, this book provides essential knowledge for practitioners who want to meet the highest standards for both scientific validity and legal admissibility. The authors are leading experts who describe the latest data-based approaches to understanding and assessing relevant child, parent, and family factors. Going beyond the basics, the book gives in-depth attention to controversial, frequently encountered issues, such as how to evaluate allegations of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and child alienation. Also covered are the challenges of interviewing children effectively and working in the adversarial forensic context. more...

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A comprehensive resource for practitioners working with sexual offenders.:.; Discusses assessments and interventions, as well as providing a comprehensive literature review.;. There are around 10,000 convictions or cautions for sexual offences in the UK each year; early evidence suggests that treatment programmes can halve re-conviction rates.;. Edited by a University of Birmingham team who are world leaders in researching this area; the subject is of interest worldwide, with strong markets in Canada and New Zealand.;. Includes material on managing offenders with developmental disabilities and those with Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder  . more...

Price: $190.00