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Forensic Psychology (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Forensic PsychologyLie detection, offender profiling, insanity in the law, the minds of serial killers, and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of Forensic Psychology. David Canter shows how these often controversial topics bridge the gaps between academics and practitioners, behavioural sciences, and the law.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 17 June 2010
- Format: Paperback 160 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Social Welfare & Social Services | Forensic Science | Criminal Or Forensic Psychology
- ISBN 13: 9780199550203 ISBN 10: 0199550204
- Sales rank: 36,152
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Full description for Forensic Psychology
Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending , the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic Psychology. Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction discusses all the aspects of psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process as a whole. It includes explanations of criminal behaviour and criminality, including the role of mental disorder in crime, and discusses how forensic psychology contributes to helping investigate the crime and catching the perpetrators. It also explains how psychologists provide guidance to all those involved in civil and criminal court proceedings, including both the police and the accused, and what expert testimony can be provided by a psychologist about the offender at the trial. Finally, David Canter examines how forensic psychology is used, particularly in prisons, to help in the management, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders, once they have been convicted.
