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Author:   David Canter ,  Rita Žukauskiene ,  Professor David Canter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780754626602

ISBN 10:   0754626601
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   28 February 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword; In the kingdom of the blind, David Canter; Contemporary challenges in investigative psychology: revisiting the Canter offender profiling equations, Donna Youngs; Lie detectors and the law: the use of the polygraph in Europe, Ewout H. Meijer and Peter J. van Koppen; Eyewitness research: theory and practice, Amina Memon; Identification in court, Andrew Roberts and David Ormerod; Profiling evidence in the courts, Ian Freckleton; Implications of heterogeneity among individuals with antisocial behaviour, Henrik Andershed and Anna-Karin Andershed; From crime to tort: criminal acts civil liability and the behavioral science, Daniel B. Kennedy and Jason R. Sakis JD; The consequences of prison life: notes on the new psychology of prison effects, Craig Haney; Psychopathy as an important forensic construct: past, present and future, David J. Cooke; Key considerations and problems in assessing risk for violence, Michael R. Davis and James R.P. Ogloff; Computer-assisted violence risk assessment among people with mental disorder, John Monahan; Does the law use even a small proportion of what legal psychology has to offer? Viktoras Justickis; 'They're an illusion to me now': forensic ethics, sanism and pretextuality, Michael L. Perlin; Index.

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'Including contributions from lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists, Canter and Zukauskiene’s collection examines the relationship between the practice of law and the profession of psychology at an international level. Contributors explorehow psychology connects with the courts, prisons, community care, clinics, long-stay hospitals, police investigations and legislative bodies, and the role of social science in legal proceedings.' Law & Social Inquiry

'Including contributions from lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists, Canter and Zukauskiene's collection examines the relationship between the practice of law and the profession of psychology at an international level. Contributors explorehow psychology connects with the courts, prisons, community care, clinics, long-stay hospitals, police investigations and legislative bodies, and the role of social science in legal proceedings.' Law & Social Inquiry

Author Information

David Canter is Professor of Psychology, University of Huddersfield, UK. He is editor of the International Library of Psychology and the Offender Profiling series, and is one of the leading experts in the field of criminal profiling. Donna Youngs is Research Fellow at the International Centre for Investigative Psychology and Vice-President of the International Academy for Investigative Psychology. Rita A1/2ukauskiene is Professor in the School of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania. David Canter, Donna Youngs, Ewout H. Meijer, Peter J. van Koppen, Amina Memon, Andrew Roberts, David Ormerod, Ian Freckleton, Henrik Andershed, Anna-Karin Andershed, Daniel B. Kennedy, Jason R. Sakis JD, Craig Haney, David J. CookeMichael R. Davis, James R.P. Ogloff, John Monahan, Viktoras Justickis, Michael L. Perlin.

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