Forensic psychology
by Crighton, David A. Towl, Graham J.
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 -Pro…
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- Full title :Forensic psychology / edited by David A. Crighton and Graham J. Towl.
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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 practice -Points to additional online learning resources at the conclusion of each chapter.
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- Publication Date:2015.
- Edition:2nd edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):BPS / Wiley
- Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118760307, 1118760301, 9781118760345, 1118760344, 1118757785, 9781118757789
- oclc:ocn898433579
- LC Classification:RA1148
- Dewey Decimal:614/.15
Table of Contents
Title page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; 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; 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; Police and Policing.
The Crown Prosecution ServicePrisons and the Prison Service; Probation; Youth Justice; Home Office; Ministry of Justice; Law Officers; Other National Bodies; Some Special Subjects; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 3 Offender Profiling; Introduction; Historical Development; Approaches to Offender Profiling; Recent Developments; Profiling Databases; The Evidence Base for Profiling; Practice Issues; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 4 Eyewitness Testimony; Eyewitness Identification Performance; The Witnessed Event; Between the Witnessed Event and Identification Task.
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