Forensic Psychology category: 378 books

The third edition of Profiling and Serial Crime illustrates the promise, purposes, and pitfalls of behavioral profiling in the investigation of serial crime, and provides a theoretical and practical foundation for students. Part one, on profiling, examines inductive and deductive reasoning, profiling...

“When I testify in court, I am often asked: ‘What is the damage of long-term solitary confinement?’ . . . Many prisoners emerge from prison after years in solitary with very serious psychiatric symptoms even though outwardly they may appear emotionally stable. The damage from isolation is dreadfully...

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states'...

Widely considered the go-to reference--and now extensively revised with over 65% new material--this authoritative handbook surveys the landscape of current knowledge on psychopathy and addresses essential clinical and applied topics. Leading researchers explore major theoretical models; symptomatology...

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states'...

Focusing on juvenile transfer and disposition evaluations, this volume provides an up-to-date integration of current law, science, and practice with respect to juvenile risk assessment, treatment needs/amenability, and sophistication-maturity. Included are perspectives relating to international practices,...

Medical Nursing Office Administration The 2018 Medical Student Guide to Straight A’s is the new students hand guide perfect for mid term papers and discussion board post. This guide is a quick reference to how your papers and post should look before submitting them this book covers multiple classes...

Offenders, Deviants or Patients? provides a practical approach to understanding both the social context and treatment of mentally disordered offenders. Taking into account the current public concern, often heightened by media sensationalism; it addresses issues such as sex and ‘historic sex offending,...

A man kidnaps his two children, murders one, and attempts to kill the other. The prosecution seeks the death penalty, while the defense employs an unusual strategy to avoid the sentence. The defendant's attorneys turn to more than 100 examples of his artwork, created over many years, to determine...

Georg T. erstickte seine Frau und verbrannte ihre Leiche auf der Straße. Über die Motive schwieg er. Tanja G. tötete ihre neugeborenen Kinder, versteckte sie im Kleiderschrank. Die forensische Psychiaterin Nahlah Saimeh weiß, dass es meist profane Gründe sind, die aus Menschen Mörder machen:...

La Comunicazione Non Verbale (CNV) può essere utilizzata in ambito forense? Al netto di alcuni fantasiosi impieghi di queste tecniche, come potremmo adottare realmente la CNV (o Linguaggio del Corpo) in un contesto peritale psicogiuridico? In questo libro si affrontano le potenzialità, i limiti,...

The Handbook of Police Psychology represents the contributions of over thirty police psychologists, all experts in their field, on the core subject matters of police psychology. Police psychology is broadly defined as the application of psychological principles and methods to law enforcement. This...

A two-volume handbook that explores the theories and practice of correctional psychology With contributions from an international panel of experts in the field, The Wiley International Handbook of Correctional Psychology offers a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the most relevant topics...

Theories, Systems, and Paradigms Psychology is the study of the way people think and behave. The field of psychology has a number of subdivision plies devoted to the study of the different levels and contexts of human thought and behavior that includes theories, systems, and paradigms. Theories, systems, and paradigms have had an important effect on psychology.