Uniform Title Forensic psychology (Towl) Title Forensic psychology / edited by David A. Crighton and Graham J. Towl

Edition 2nd edition Published Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : BPS / Wiley, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series BPS textbooks in psychology BPS textbooks in psychology. 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 Intermediate Recognition TasksIdentifications from CCTV; Procedural Guidelines Relating to Suspect Identification in the United Kingdom; The Eyewitness in Court; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 5 Jury Decision-Making; Introduction: The Jury Idea; The Notion of an Impartial and Fair Jury: A Critical Appraisal; Methods for Studying Juries/Jurors; Selecting Jurors; Pre-Trial Publicity; Juror Competence; Hung Juries; Models of Jury Decision-Making; Reforming the Jury to Remedy Some of its Problems; Alternatives to Trial by Jury; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 6 Assessment Conceptual Issues in AssessmentAssessment; Data Gathering; Data Analysis; Clinical Judgements and Biases; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 7 Risk Assessment; Key Legal Issues; Key Principles in Risk Assessment; Risk Assessment Instruments; Critical Issues in Risk Assessment; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; Part II: Working with Offending Populations; 8 The Developmental Evidence Base: Neurobiological Research and Forensic Applications; The Developmental Evidence Base: Neurobiological Research; Genetics; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Psychophysiology EndocrinologyMoral Development; Nutrition; Forensic Applications of Developmental Neurobiological Research; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 9 The Developmental Evidence Base: Prevention; Introduction; Family-Based Prevention; School-Based Prevention; Peer Programmes; Skills Training; Communities That Care; Recent UK Developments; Conclusions; Further Reading; References; 10 The Developmental Evidence Base: Psychosocial Research; Introduction; Individual Factors; Family Factors; Social Factors; School Influences; Community Influences; Conclusions; Further Reading; References Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Forensic psychology -- Great Britain Forensic Psychiatry -- methods Crime -- psychology Criminals -- psychology MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine. MEDICAL -- Public Health. Forensic psychology SUBJECT United Kingdom https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Crighton, David A., 1964- editor. Towl, Graham J., editor. British Psychological Society, issuing body. LC no. 2014049436 ISBN 9781118760307 1118760301 9781118760345 1118760344 1118757785 9781118757789

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