Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior

by Curt R. Bartol

• ISBN13: 9781412992442
• ISBN10: 1412992443
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-16
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

This text is a dynamic forensic psychology reader that provides cutting-edge research in police and correctional psychology, the psychology of crime and victimization, and psychology as applied to criminal and civil courts. Addressing key topics in each of three major course areas--criminal behavior, forensic psychology, and psychology and law--the book highlights how forensic psychology has contributed to the understanding of criminal behavior and crime prevention. Editors Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol have assembled published journal articles, as well as commentaries written specifically for this book by forensics experts, to provide an overview of the wide array of prevalent theories in this field.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Educational and Training Models in Forensic Psychology

Police and Investigative Psychology

Police Psychology: Then, Now, and Beyond

Science and Pseudoscience in Law Enforcement: a User-Friendly Primer

Effective Policing: Understanding How Polygraph Tests Work and Are Used

The Criminal Profiling Illusion: WhatâÇÖs Behind the Smoke and Mirrors?

Juvenile OffendersâÇÖ Miranda Rights Comprehension and Self-Reported Likelihood of Offering False Confessions

Criminal and Delinquent Behavior

Introduction and Commentary

Reducing Misconceptions and False Beliefs in Police and Criminal Psychology

Drugs and Sexual Assault: a Review

Is It Stalking? Perceptions of Stalking Among College Undergraduates

Psychopathy: a Clinical Construct Whose Time Has Come

Child Sexual Molestation: Research Issues

What Biosocial Criminology Offers Criminology

Legal Psychology

Introduction and Commentary

Confession Evidence: Common Myths and Misconceptions

Hypnosis and the Law: Examining the Stereotypes

Assessing Allegations of Domestic Violence in Child Custody Evaluations

Three Types of Skills for Effective Forensic Psychological Assessments

Developmentally Sensitive Forensic Interviewing of Preschool Children: Some Guidelines Drawn from Basic Psychological Research

Victimology and Victim Services

Introduction and Commentary

a 10-Year Update of âÇ£Review and Critique of Empirical Studies of Rape AvoidanceâÇ 

Reporting Sexual Victimization to the Police and Others: Results From a National-Level Study of College Women.

Patterns of Anti-Gay Violence: An Analysis of Incident Characteristics and Victim Reporting

OffendersâÇÖ Family MembersâÇÖ Responses to Capital Crimes: The Need for Restorative Justice Initiatives

Correctional Psychology

Introduction and Commentary

a National Survey of Correctional Psychologists

The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Offenders: The Current Landscape and Some Future Directions for Correctional Psychology

What is Correctional About Clinical Practice in Corrections?

The Challenges of Mentally Ill Female Offenders in Prison

Multisystemic Therapy for Antisocial Juveniles: Suggestions for Improvement

References

Index

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