The Handbook of Forensic Psychology

by Weiner, Irving B.; Hess, Allen K.

• ISBN13: 9780471692324
• ISBN10: 0471692328
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This is a fully-revised and updated version of the top academic work in forensic psychology. Focussed mainly on the practical aspects of forensics, this volume provides all readers need to know to be effective practioners. Detailed sections cover both civil and criminal forensic practice; forensic report writing; treating mental illness in the incarcerated; andethicsal issues. Contributors are the best-known and most respected practitioners in the field from the US and Canada. All chapters are completely revised from the previous edition, including 6 which have new authors. Forensic psychology is one of the fastest-growing specialties in the field. Its practitioners are able to avoid managed care and structured settings, and they often focus on assessment, rather than long-term treatment of clients. With the growing public interest in all things forensic, most graduate programs in psychology have added at least one course in forensic psychology over the past few years; and more established professionals are entering the field every day.

Author Biography

Irving Weiner (Tampa, FL) is the chairmain of the psychology department at the University of South Florida.  He is the author of numerous books, and is the editor of the award-winning 12 volume Handbook of Psychology.  Dr. Weiner is the chairman of the Wiley Behavioral Sciences Advisory Board.

Allen K. Hess (Montgomery, AL) is a professor of psychology at Auburn University. He is the author, among other books, of the classic text Psychotherapy Supervision: Theory, Practice and Research.

Table of Contents

Part One THE CONTEXT OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
History of Forensic Psychology	3	(25)
Curt R. Bartol
Anne M. Bartol
Defining Forensic Psychology	28	(31)
Allen K. Hess
Legal Research for the Social Scientist	59	(14)
Tyler L. Cox
Part Two APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
Understanding Adult Domestic Law Issues: Marriage, Divorce, and Domestic Violence	73	(25)
Kathryn D. Hess
Understanding Child Domestic Law Issues: Custody, Adoptions, and Abuse	98	(26)
Kathryn D. Hess
Conducting Personal Injury Evaluations	124	(16)
Steven Walfish
Personality Assessment in Personal Injury Litigation	140	(27)
James N. Butcher
Kathryn B. Miller
Legal Influences on the Identification and Treatment of Educational Disabilities	167	(23)
Daniel J. Reschly
Civil Competency	190	(21)
Ralph Slovenko
Informed Consent in Treatment and Research	211	(32)
Barbara Stanley
Michele Galietta
Part Three APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Evaluating Eyewitness Testimony in Adults and Children	243	(62)
Paola Castelli
Gail S. Goodman
Robin S. Edelstein
Emilie B. Mitchell
Pedro M. Paz Alonso
Kristen E. Lyons
Jeremy W. Newton
Competency to Stand Trial: A Guide for Evaluators	305	(27)
Patricia A. Zapf
Ronald Roesch
Criminal Responsibility and the Insanity Defense	332	(32)
Patricia A. Zapf
Stephen L. Golding
Ronald Roesch
Specific Intent and Diminished Capacity	364	(28)
Charles R. Clark
Evaluating and Assisting Jury Competence in Civil Cases	392	(34)
Jennifer K. Robbennolt
Jennifer L. Groscup
Steven Penrod
Recommending Probation and Parole	426	(61)
David Nussbaum
Part Four SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
Violence Risk Assessment: Research, Legal, and Clinical Considerations	487	(47)
Thomas R. Litwack
Patricia A. Zapf
Jennifer L. Groscup
Stephen D. Hart
Psychology and Law Enforcement	534	(18)
Ellen Scrivner
Polygraph (``Lie Detector'') Testing: Current Status and Emerging Trends	552	(37)
William G. Iacono
Christopher J. Patrick
Forensic Uses of Hypnosis	589	(42)
Alan W. Scheflin
Part Five COMMUNICATING EXPERT OPINIONS
Writing Forensic Reports	631	(21)
Irving B. Weiner
Serving as an Expert Witness	652	(49)
Allen K. Hess
Part Six INTERVENING WITH OFFENDERS
Punishments and Alternate Routes to Crime Prevention	701	(21)
Joan McCord
Practicing Psychology in Correctional Settings	722	(29)
Paul Gendreau
Claire Goggin
Sheila French
Paula Smith
Psychotherapy with Criminal Offenders	751	(39)
Max J. Mobley
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Offenders	790	(31)
William L. Marshall
Part Seven PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Practicing Principled Forensic Psychology: Legal, Ethical, and Moral Considerations	821	(30)
Allen K. Hess
Training in Forensic Psychology: Training for What Goal?	851	(22)
Daniel A. Krauss
Bruce D. Sales
Author Index	873	(17)
Subject Index	890