| Description |
xvi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Dilys Jones -- Ch. 1. Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts / James McGuire, Tom Mason and Aisling O'Kane -- Ch. 2. The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity? / David Carson -- Ch. 3. Psychology and Police Investigation / Peter B. Ainsworth -- Ch. 4. Factors Influencing Witness Evidence / Amina Memon and Daniel B. Wright -- Ch. 5. Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline / Nigel Eastman -- Ch. 6. Decision-Making in Legal Settings / Jenny McEwan -- Ch. 7. Explanations of Offence Behaviour / James McGuire -- Ch. 8. Psychosis and Offending / Aisling O'Kane and Richard Bentall -- Ch. 9. Risk Assessment and Prediction / Ron Blackburn -- Ch. 10. Systems of Services / David Heywood -- Ch. 11. Care and Management in the Community / Tom Mason -- Ch. 12. Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression / Julie Hird -- Ch. 13. Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders / Adrian Grounds |
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Ch. 14. Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications / James McGuire, Tom Mason and Aisling O'Kane |
| Summary |
"This book reflects the need to provide an overview of psychological knowledge and its forensic applications and implications, to psychology students and to related professional disciplines such as psychiatry, nursing, policing, law, prison work and probation." "The Editors are very well known academics and clinicians. The chapters are written by contributors who are recognised leaders in their own fields, and they have provided accessible accounts of the applications and implications of behavioural sciences for their peers, and for professionals and students in other disciplines. Multi-professional case work and innovative approaches to crime and offenders are being supported by research, by policy and by legislation. There is a growing need to provide a wide range of professionals with a common framework and knowledge base to aid their shared understanding of crime and offenders, and of related interventions."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal behavior.
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Criminal law.
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Criminal psychology.
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Criminal Psychology [MESH]
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Criminal Law [MESH]
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Forensic Psychiatry [MESH]
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Forensic Psychiatry.
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Forensic Psychiatry.
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Criminal Law.
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Criminal Psychology.
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Criminal Psychology.
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Criminal Law.
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Mental Health Services.
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Social Work, Psychiatric.
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| Author |
McGuire, James, 1948-
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Mason, Tom, 1950-2011.
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O'Kane, Aisling.
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| LC no. |
00043283 |
| ISBN |
0471998699 paperback |
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0471998680 cased |
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