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This is a fully-revised and updated version of the top academic work in forensic psychology.? The best-known and most respected practitioners are represented in this comprehensive and unique volume. All chapters are completely revised from the previous edition, including six which have new authors.

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Author:   Irving B. Weiner ,  Allen Kenneth Hess
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.20cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 25.80cm
Weight:   1.693kg
ISBN:  

9780471692324

ISBN 10:   0471692328
Pages:   912
Publication Date:   01 October 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY. 1. History of Forensic Psychology (Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol). 2. Defining Forensic Psychology (Allen K. Hess); 3. Legal Research for the Social Scientist (Tyler L. Cox). PART TWO: APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO CIVIL PROCEEDINGS. 4. Understanding Adult Domestic Law Issues: Marriage, Divorce, and Domestic Violence (Kathryn D. Hess). 5. Understanding Child Domestic Law Issues: Custody, Adoptions, and Abuse (Kathryn D. Hess). 6. Conducting Personal Injury Evaluations (Steven Walfish). 7. Personality Assessment in Personal Injury Litigation (James N. Butcher and Kathryn B. Miller). 8. Legal Influences on the Identification and Treatment of Educational Disabilities (Daniel J. Reschly). 9. Civil Competency (Ralph Slovenko). 10. Informed Consent in Treatment and Research (Barbara Stanley and Michele Galietta). PART THREE: APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. 11. Evaluating Eyewitness Testimony in Adults and Children (Paola Castelli, Gail S. Goodman, Robin S. Edelstein, Emilie B. Mitchell, Pedro M. Paz Alonso, Kristen E. Lyons, and Jeremy W. Newton). 12. Competency to Stand Trial: A Guide for Evaluators (Patricia A. Zapf and Ronald Roesch). 13. Criminal Responsibility and the Insanity Defense (Patricia A. Zapf, Stephen L. Golding, and Ronald Roesch). 14. Specific Intent and Diminished Capacity (Charles R. Clark). 15. Evaluating and Assisting Jury Competence in Civil Cases (Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Jennifer L. Groscup, and Steven Penrod). 16. Recommending Probation and Parole (David Nussbaum). PART FOUR: SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. 17. Violence Risk Assessment: Research, Legal, and Clinical Considerations (Thomas R. Litwack, Patricia A. Zapf, Jennifer L. Groscup, and Stephen D. Hart). 18. Psychology and Law Enforcement (Ellen Scrivner). 19. Polygraph ( Lie Detector ) Testing: Current Status and Emerging Trends (William G. Iacono and Christopher J. Patrick). 20. Forensic Uses of Hypnosis (Alan W. Scheflin). PART FIVE: COMMUNICATING EXPERT OPINIONS. 21. Writing Forensic Reports (Irving B. Weiner). 22. Serving as an Expert Witness (Allen K. Hess). PART SIX: INTERVENING WITH OFFENDERS. 23. Punishments and Alternate Routes to Crime Prevention (Joan McCord). 24. Practicing Psychology in Correctional Settings (Paul Gendreau, Claire Goggin, Sheila French, and Paula Smith). 25. Psychotherapy with Criminal Offenders (Max J. Mobley). 26. Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Offenders (William L. Marshall). PART SEVEN: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. 27. Practicing Principled Forensic Psychology: Legal, Ethical, and Moral Considerations (Allen K. Hess). 28. Training in Forensic Psychology: Training for What Goal? (Daniel A. Krauss and Bruce D. Sales). Author Index. Subject Index.

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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.

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