Forensic Psychology For Dummies
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Skýr inngangur að sálfræði afbrota. Forensic Psychology For Dummies fjallar um hvernig réttarsálfræðingar aðstoða lögreglu við rannsókn alvarlegra sakamála. Bókin veitir innsýn í helstu þætti fagsins og útskýrir hvers vegna fólk fremur afbrot, hvernig sálfræðingar aðstoða rannsakendur með því að greina persónueinkenni brotamanna og móta yfirheyrsluaðferðir og hvernig réttargeðlæknar sinna meðferð og endurhæfingu dæmdra einstaklinga, fanga og fólks undir eftirliti eftir afplánun.
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Bókin hentar þeim sem hafa áhuga á tengslum klínískrar sálfræði og refsivörslukerfisins, þar á meðal verðandi sálfræðingum, nemendum í réttarrannsóknum og afbrotafræði, starfsfólki löggæslu og áhugafólki um sannsöguleg sakamál.
A clear introduction to the psychology of crime Forensic Psychology For Dummies uncovers how forensic psychologists help law enforcement crack major crime cases. This book walks you through the ins-and-outs of this field. It explains why people commit crime, how psychologists assist investigators by profiling offenders and creating interrogation strategies, as well as how some forensic psychiatrists work to treat and rehabilitate the convicted, the imprisoned, and those on supervised release.
Inside: Understand what forensic psychology is and isn’t See how forensic psychologists differ from their fictional counterparts in the media Discover real-life case examples from around the world, showcasing the work of forensic psychologists--including in court Explore education and career paths taken by established forensic psychologists Perfect for people interested in the intersection of clinical psychology and the criminal justice system, Forensic Psychology For Dummies is a must-read for aspiring psychologists, forensics and criminology students, law enforcement professionals, and true crime fans.
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- Wiley Professional Development (P&T)
- 9781394354757
- 9781394354740
- ePub
- 2
- David V. Canter
- English
- 2026-03-02
- 100
- 10
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- What You’re Not to Read
- Foolish Assumptions
- How This Book Is Organized
- Icons Used in This Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1: Keeping Up with Forensic Psychology
- Chapter 1: What Is Forensic Psychology?
- The Origins of Forensic Psychology
- The Two Strands That Produce Forensic Psychology
- Distinguishing Forensic Psychology from Its Neighbors
- The Building Blocks of Forensic Psychology
- Working with Others: People and Places
- Chapter 2: Psychology and the Criminal Process
- Phase 1: The Crime Starts with a Criminal
- Phase 2: The Crime Is Reported
- Phase 3: The Investigation Gets Underway
- Phase 4: An Offender Is Apprehended
- Phase 5: Conviction for a Crime
- Phase 6: After the Trial
- What Sherlock Holmes (and His Disciples) Got Wrong
- Chapter 3: Forensic Psychology and the Law
- Understanding That Legal Systems Vary Worldwide
- Benefitting from the Experience and Knowledge of an Expert Witness
- Keeping Your Lips Sealed: What an Expert Can’t Comment On
- Detailing the Dangers: Ensuring Trial by Jury and Not Trial by Expert
- Part 2: Examining the Criminal Mind
- Chapter 4: Why Do People Become Criminals?
- Are Criminals Just Evil?
- Defining Criminals and Crimes
- Committing a Crime: What Leads Someone to Break the Law
- Investigating Mental Disorder and Crime
- The Dark Triad
- Understanding Why Not Everyone Is a Criminal
- Chapter 5: Measuring, Testing, and Assessing the Psychology of Offenders
- Introducing Psychological Measurement
- Coming to Grips with Psychological Measurement Methods
- Identifying the Different Aspects That Measurement Methods Assess
- Testing the Tests
- Creating and Giving Psychological Tests
- Chapter 6: Diagnosing Evil: How (or whether) Criminals Think
- Difficulties in Assessing an Offender’s Psychology
- Uncovering Possible Malingering
- Exploring Cognitive Distortions, Justifications, and Sexual Deviance
- Examining the Inability to Relate: Psychopathy
- Assessing the Risk of Future Offending
- Part 3: Assisting Law Enforcement
- Chapter 7: How to Ask Questions of Witnesses, Victims, and Suspects
- The Ethical Interview
- Remembering That Memory Can Mislead
- Assisting Witnesses and Victims to Remember
- Looking into Eyewitness Testimony
- Chapter 8: Exposing Liars and Detecting Deception
- Understanding the Nature of Lying
- Detecting Lies: Some Procedures
- Interviewing Suspects to Sort Truth from Lies
- Chapter 9: Beyond Offender Profiling
- Investigating Offender Profiling
- Delving into Investigative Psychology
- Distinguishing between Crimes
- Questioning whether This Chapter Should Be Published
- Chapter 10: Victims of Crime and Their Experiences
- Who Becomes a Victim of Crime?
- The Effects of Crimes on Victims
- Assessing the Psychological Effects of a Crime on a Victim
- Chapter 11: Preventing Crime: Problems, Processes, and Perseverance
- Facing Up to the Difficulties of Preventing Crime
- Examining Ways to Combat Crime
- Using Psychological Knowledge to Combat Specific Types of Crime
- Part 4: Psychology in Court and Beyond
- Chapter 12: Giving Guidance in Legal Proceedings
- Assessing Insanity Pleas in Court
- Examining Issues of Competency
- Getting Controversial: Examining Syndromes in Court
- Making Judgments for Risk Assessment
- Psychological Autopsy
- Providing Expert Testimony in Civil Proceedings
- Chapter 13: Psychological Aspects of Court Procedures
- Uncovering Psychology in the Courts
- Delving into Jury Psychology
- Cross-Examining the Psychology of Cross-Examination
- Seating the Desired Jury: Can Psychologists Help?
- Part 5: Helping and Treating Offenders
- Chapter 14: Can Offenders Be Rehabilitated?
- Examining the Challenges of Imprisonment
- Investigating Certain Approaches to Treatment
- Acknowledging the Challenges to Treatment
- Chapter 15: Dealing with Violence
- Investigating Two Different Sorts of Violence
- Assessing the Risk of Future Violence
- Considering Various Approaches to Treatment
- Managing Stalking
- Chapter 16: Treating Sexual Offenders
- Defining Sexual Offenses and Offenders
- Assessing Sexual Offenders
- Managing and Helping the Sex Offender
- Dealing with Child Sexual Abuse in the Family
- Chapter 17: Working with Juvenile Offenders
- Understanding the Cycle of Youth Crime
- Recognizing Protective Factors: The Good News
- Keeping Things in the Family: The Central Importance of the Home
- Going Back to School: Investigating School Shootings
- Part 6: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 18: Ten Professional Requirements for Forensic Psychologists
- Providing Evidence for the Court, Not the Client
- Securing Ethical Approval for Research
- Following Codes of Practice
- Avoiding the Ultimate Question
- Working within Your Area of Competence
- Submitting Peer Review
- Having a Duty of Care
- Respecting Confidentiality
- Professional Humility
- Telling the Truth
- Chapter 19: Ten Stages in Becoming a Professional Forensic Psychologist
- Thinking about the Profession while at School
- Studying at University
- Gaining Direct Work Experience
- Securing a Master’s Qualification
- Becoming an Intern
- Being Supervised
- Striving for a Doctorate
- Deciding to Specialize
- Flying Solo
- Attaining Guru-Like Status
- Chapter 20: Ten Cases in Which Forensic Psychology Proved Crucial
- Considering the Effects of Media Accounts
- Determining whether a Convicted Murderer Is Telling the Truth
- Re-Creating Events to Test a Claim’s Validity
- Forcing Drugs to Make a Defendant Fit to Stand Trial
- A Honey Trap Gone Wrong
- Profiling Howard Hughes
- Evaluating a Suicide Note
- Researching False Confessions
- Examining the Possible Role of Implicit Influence in the Lockerbie Bomber Case
- Identifying Ritual Murders in South Africa
- Index
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Author’s Acknowledgments
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement