Forensic Psychology, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • William M Harmening
  • Ana Gamez
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Title overview

Forensic Psychology is designed for use in forensic psychology courses

To educate and inform readers on the rapidly evolving forensic psychology field, Forensic Psychology breaks the discipline into five distinct categories - police psychology, investigative psychology, criminal psychology, correctional psychology, and legal psychology. While each section is addressed separately, it clearly illustrates how all five are integrated in the practices of the criminal and civil justice system.

A balanced approach gives readers the tools to understand forensic psychology principles today, and into the future. Each section discusses the major issues that define each subspecialty from a behavioural perspective. Every chapter features real-life case examples to engage the reader. Informative and thorough, Forensic Psychology will help students gain unique insight into criminal justice professional best practices, as well as forensic psychology principles, theory, and recent research.

Table of contents

  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • 1: A New Discipline Emerges
  • PART II: POLICE PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2: The Police Personality
  • 3: The Police Mission
  • 4: The Police Response (Part I)
  • 5: The Police Response (Part II)
  • PART III: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 6: The Criminal Personality Type - Sociological and Psychological Theories
  • 7: The Criminal Personality Type - Biological and Integrated Theories
  • 8: Offender Typologies
  • 9: Juvenile Delinquency
  • PART IV: INVESTIGATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
  • 10: Truth and Deception
  • 11: The Identification and Apprehension of Criminal Offenders
  • PART V: CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 12: Prison and Jail Culture
  • 13: Inmate Interventions
  • PART VI: LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 14: Psychology in the Courtroom
  • 15: Criminal Responsibility and Competency
  • 16: Forensic Assessment
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Index

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