Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dennis Howitt.
• Authors: Howitt, Dennis
• 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 and statement validity analysis 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 Assessment of risk, dangerousness and recidivism Glossary.
• Edition: Sixth edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: Criminal or forensic psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292187204; 1292187204
• Related ISBNs: 9781292187167
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