Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Third Edition, has been completely restructured to explain in greater detail how courses on forensic psychology are taught, making it more applicable as a textbook than previous editions. It also features more figures, tables and text boxes, making it a true textbook. What this book has that others do not is equal representation of criminal behavior, the court systems, and law enforcement/prisons. It also has equal representation of criminal and civil forensics. Other texts tend to be weighted towards just criminal behavior or just criminal justice and primarily criminal or civic forensics but not both.
This new edition also has equal representation of issues to pertaining to adults and children. It contains new coverage of cyberbullying, tests and assessments in the courtroom, mental deficiency and competency to stand trial, and information on mothers who kill their children. Adult, juvenile and family issues are dealt with separately, making it easier to find what you need. Case illustrations dramatically highlight how the lives of individuals have been (or could be) impacted by developments in psychology and law. Chapters now include pedagogy, including outlines, main points, and relevant websites.
This book is intended for professors teaching introduction to forensic psychology, as well as for students interested in adult, child, and family forensics as they apply to criminal and civic forensics law enforcement/prisons.
Key Features
- Newly structured to map closer to how this information is taught and learned
- Comprehensive coverage ensures inclusion of criminal and civic forensics as well as police and law enforcement
- Chapters now include pedagogy, including outlines, main points, and relevant websites
Dedication
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I. Adult Forensics
Court and the Legal System: Criminal Forensic Consultation
Court and the Legal System: Civil Forensics
Police and Law Enforcement
Corrections and Prison Practices
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 1. Adult Forensic Evaluation
Overview
Competency to Stand Trial
Psychological Tests and Forensic Assessment Instruments in the Courtroom
Mental State at the Time of the Offense: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and Guilty But Mentally Ill Verdicts
Violence Risk Assessment
Competency Restoration and Sanity Acquittees: The Maximum-Security Forensic Hospital
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 2. Adult Forensic Consultation
Overview
Jury Selection
The Forensic Psychologist as Expert Witness
Intellectual Disability and Criminal Defendants: Implications for Capital Offenses and the Death Penalty
Forensic Consultants in Criminal Mitigation
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 3. Civil Forensics
Overview
Defining Mental Illness
Right to Refuse Treatment
Evaluating Psychiatric Work-Related Disability
Duty to Inform v. Client Confidentiality
Victim–Offender Mediation
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 4. Adult Issues in Policing
Overview
Adult Criminal Profiling
Use of Force
Suicide by Cop
Coerced Confessions
The Police Personality and Pre-Employment Screenings
Critical Incidents Debriefing
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 5. Adult Issues in Corrections/Correctional Psychology
Overview
Offender’s Right to Refuse Treatment
Incarcerating and Executing the Mentally Ill
Suicide Risk, Screening, and Crisis Intervention for Inmates
Sex Offender Treatment
Maintaining Boundaries with an Inmate Population
Prison Violence
PART II. Juvenile Forensics
Court and the Legal System: Civil Forensics
Police and Corrections Practices
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 6. Juvenile/Family Forensics
Overview
Defining the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Cyberbullying
Psychology of School Violence
Sentencing: Psychology of Juvenile Rehabilitation
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 7. Juvenile/Family Forensics
Overview
Family Law and Emotional Rights
Best Interests of the Child Doctrine
The Role of Psychologists in Custody Evaluations
Children/Juveniles and the Reliability of their Courtroom Testimony
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 8. Juvenile Issues in Policing and Correctional Psychology
Overview
Dealing with Troubled Youths at School and in the Community
Policing Juvenile Gangs
Adolescent Female Prostitutes: Criminals or Victims?
Juveniles in Adult Jails
Juveniles on Death Row
Juvenile Boot Camps
Suicide Among Incarcerated Juveniles
PART III. Family Forensics
Court and the Legal System: Civil Forensics
Police and Law Enforcement
Corrections and Prison Practices
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 9. Violence in the Family
Overview
Family Violence: Homicide
Maternal Filicide: Mothers who Kill their Children
Domestic Violence
Family Trauma and the Cycle of Crime
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 10. Family Forensics
Overview
Impact of Mental Health Law Doctrines on Families: Paternalism and Parens Patriae
Termination of Parental Rights
Gay/Lesbian Rights and Definitions of the Family
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 11. Family/Community Issues in Policing
Overview
Police as Mediators in Domestic Disputes
Police Stress
Police and the Mentally Ill
Police Training: Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution
The Psychology of Terrorism: Motivations, Implications, and Healing
Introduction
Key Issues
Chapter 12. Family/Community Issues in Corrections/Correctional Psychology
Overview
Psychological Stress and Correctional Work
Intellectually Disabled Inmates
Society’s Reaction to Sex Offenders
Women Working in Male Prisons
“Make Believe” Families
Women In Prison and Mother–Child Separation
Community Reentry Programs and Family Reunification
References
Cases
Index
Turvey: Forensic Victimology, 2008, pp. 608, , ISBN 9780123740892
Turvey: Criminal Profiling, 3e 2008, $79.95/£54.99, pp. 816, ISBN 9780123741004
Petherick: Serial Crime 2e, 2009, 9780123749987
O'Donohue: Hdbk Forensic Psychology 2004, $149.95/£100.00, ISBN: 0-12-524196-8
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