Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (May 26, 2022) © 2023

  • Dennis Howitt University of Loughborough
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Discover more about the fascinating field of forensic and criminal psychology with this widely praised book.

Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology, seventh edition is an essential resource for students who would like to follow a career in the field.

Reader-friendly and accessible, the book provides content with an emphasis on empirical findings stemming from extensive, up-to-date research. This updated edition introduces new material such as the impact of COVID-19 on crime and police use of force.

With a Glossary for easy reference and a list of Further Reading to support your knowledge and assignments research, this text is an invaluable tool guaranteed to keep you engaged!

Table of contents

  1. What is forensic and criminal psychology?
  2. The social context of crime
  3. Crime and the public
  4. Victims of crime
  5. Theories of crime
  6. Juvenile offenders and beyond
  7. Theft and other crimes against property
  8. Violent offenders
  9. Sexual offenders 1: rapists
  10. Sexual offenders 2: paedophiles and child molestation
  11. Police psychology
  12. Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents
  13. Eyewitness testimony
  14. Profile analysis 1: FBI-style offender profiling
  15. Profile analysis 2: investigative psychology, statistical and geographical profiling
  16. False allegations
  17. False and true confessions
  18. Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception
  19. Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test, statement validity analysis and SCAN
  20. Children as witnesses
  21. Mental disorders and crime
  22. Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court
  23. Judges and lawyers
  24. Juries and decision making
  25. Effective prison
  26. Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders
  27. Risk, recidivism and desistance

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References

Name index

Subject index

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