Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology

Name: Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology
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Author: Dennis Howitt
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Discover more about the fascinating field of forensic and criminal psychology with this widely praised book, ideal for the students who want to understand how psychology relates to criminal justice and the law. Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology, 8th edition is an essential resource for students studying psychology, applied psychology, criminology, and other relevant subjects, providing a clear and comprehensive introduction to this developing discipline.

This market-leading text follows an accessible pedagogical approach, focusing on contextualising theory stemming from extensive, up-to-date research and key empirical findings. It covers major areas in the field, such as profile analysis, lie detecting, mental health and crime - among others. It also explores further relevant and significant research studies from the UK and international perspectives and introduces new, contemporary material such as police use of force and a new chapter on fraud.

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Útgefandi: Pearson International Content

ISBN: 9781292756981

Print ISBN: 9781292489179

Format: ePub

Útgáfa: 8

Höfundar: Dennis Howitt

Tungumál: English

Útgefið: 2026-07-15

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Welcome
Cover
Half title
Mission statement
Title page
Copyright
Memorial
Brief contents
List of figures, tables and boxes
Pearson's DEI
Preface
Author’s acknowledgements
Chapter 1: What is forensic and criminal psychology?
Chapter 1: What is forensic and criminal psychology?
Introduction
Introduction
Who can call themselves forensic psychologists?
Who can call themselves forensic psychologists?
Psychology and law
Psychology and law
Researcher-practitioners
Researcher-practitioners
History of forensic and criminal psychology
History of forensic and criminal psychology
Changes in the law
Links with the parent discipline
Social change
Historical influences of other disciplines
European psychology’s early contribution to forensic and criminal psychology
The ‘American’ roots of forensic and criminal psychology
The modern development of forensic and criminal psychology
Conclusion
Conclusion
Chapter 1 Quiz: What is forensic and criminal psychology?
Chapter 1 Quiz: What is forensic and criminal psychology?
Chapter 2: The social context of crime
Chapter 2: The social context of crime
Introduction
Introduction
The reality of crime
The reality of crime
Problems with crime statistics
Problems with crime statistics
Crime statistics and forensic psychology research
Crime statistics and forensic psychology research
The extent of criminality
The extent of criminality
Self-reported crime
Experiments into criminality
Experiments into criminality
International comparisons
International comparisons
Reporting rates for crime
Reporting rates for crime
Conservative and radical interpretations
Conservative and radical interpretations
COVID-19 and crime
COVID-19 and crime
International variations in justice systems
International variations in justice systems
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 2 Quiz: The social context of crime
Chapter 2 Quiz: The social context of crime
Chapter 3: Crime and the public
Chapter 3: Crime and the public
Introduction
Introduction
Knowledge of crime
Knowledge of crime
What is fear of crime?
What is fear of crime?
Life satisfaction and real/perceived crime
Life satisfaction and real/perceived crime
What influences fear of crime?
What influences fear of crime?
The fear/victimisation paradox
Gender and the fear of crime
Is fear of crime a fear?
Theories of fear of crime
Theories of fear of crime
Cultivation theory
Availability heuristic theory
Cognitive theory
Critiques of the concept
Critiques of the concept
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 3 Quiz: Crime and the public
Chapter 3 Quiz: Crime and the public
Chapter 4: Victims of crime
Chapter 4: Victims of crime
Introduction
Introduction
Victim–offender overlap
Victim–offender overlap
Psychology and the victims of crime
Psychology and the victims of crime
PTSD and the victims of crime
PTSD and the victims of crime
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic anger
Post-traumatic anger
Post-traumatic growth
Post-traumatic growth
What leads to a greater likelihood of PTSD?
What leads to a greater likelihood of PTSD?
PTSD and re-victimisation
PTSD and re-victimisation
PTSD among offenders
PTSD among offenders
Psychological help for victims
Psychological help for victims
Victim decision making
Victim decision making
Counterfactual thinking
Counterfactual thinking
Victim resistance to crime
Victim resistance to crime
Restorative justice
Restorative justice
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 4 Quiz: Victims of crime
Chapter 4 Quiz: Victims of crime
Chapter 5: Theories of crime
Chapter 5: Theories of crime
Introduction
Introduction
Neuropsychology of offending
Neuropsychology of offending
Evaluation of the theory
Intelligence and crime
Intelligence and crime
Evaluation of the theory
Psychoanalysis and crime
Psychoanalysis and crime
Evaluation of the theory
Addiction to crime
Addiction to crime
Evaluation of the theory
Eysenck’s biosocial theory of crime
Eysenck’s biosocial theory of crime
Genetics
Constitutional factors
Personality
Environmental influences
Evaluation of the theory
Social learning theory
Social learning theory
Evaluation of the theory
Strain theories of crime
Strain theories of crime
Evaluation of the theory
The social construction of crime
The social construction of crime
Evaluation of the theory
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 5 Quiz: Theories of crime
Chapter 5 Quiz: Theories of crime
Chapter 6: Young offenders and beyond
Chapter 6: Young offenders and beyond
Introduction
Introduction
International comparisons
International comparisons
Adolescents, crime and the family
Adolescents, crime and the family
Parental involvement with criminal justice and offending
Parental involvement with criminal justice and offending
Birth order effects on delinquency
Birth order effects on delinquency
Criminogenic factors in childhood: Poor parenting
Criminogenic factors in childhood: Poor parenting
Parental absence
Parental absence
Continuity of childhood and adult antisocial behaviour
Continuity of childhood and adult antisocial behaviour
Biological factors in antisocial behaviour
Biological factors in antisocial behaviour
Why don’t all disadvantaged children offend?
Two types of delinquents
Two types of delinquents
Specific explanations of antisocial behaviour in childhood
Specific explanations of antisocial behaviour in childhood
Moral disengagement
Intergenerational cycles of abuse
Bullying and bullying victimisation
Social interventions to reduce delinquency
Social interventions to reduce delinquency
Diversion from the criminal justice system
Diversion from the criminal justice system
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 6 Quiz: Young offenders and beyond
Chapter 6 Quiz: Young offenders and beyond
Chapter 7: Theft and other crimes against property
Chapter 7: Theft and other crimes against property
Introduction
Introduction
Illegal downloading
Illegal downloading
Shoplifting
Shoplifting
Employee dishonesty
Burglary
Burglary
Burglary’s connection with illicit drugs
Burglary (acquisitive crime) and alcohol
Burglar decision making
Expertise among criminals
Expertise among criminals
Arson and pyromania
Arson and pyromania
Females and arson
Pyromania
Developmental context
Psychological vulnerabilities
Proximal factors and triggers
Moderators
Critical risk factors
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 7 Quiz: Theft and other crimes against property
Chapter 7 Quiz: Theft and other crimes against property
Chapter 8: Fraud
Chapter 8: Fraud
Introduction
Introduction
The development of fraud research
The development of fraud research
Financial fraud
Financial fraud
Who commits financial fraud?
Who commits financial fraud?
The effects of financial fraud victimisation
The effects of financial fraud victimisation
Online romance fraud
Online romance fraud
Who are the victims of romance fraud?
Who are the victims of romance fraud?
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 8 Quiz: Fraud
Chapter 8 Quiz: Fraud
Chapter 9: Violent offenders
Chapter 9: Violent offenders
Introduction
Introduction
The cost of violent crime
The cost of violent crime
Theories of violent crime
Theories of violent crime
Alcohol and violent crime
Alcohol and violent crime
Anger and its management in violent crime
Anger and its management in violent crime
Media influences on violent crime
Media influences on violent crime
Laboratory experiments
Studies of the development of aggression during childhood
Studies of the criminal statistics
Studies of delinquent offenders
Does media violence cause violent crime?
Theories of homicide
Theories of homicide
Societal level theory
Sociobiological theory
Psychological disposition theories
The multi-factorial approach to homicide
Domestic violence: forensic issues
Domestic violence: forensic issues
Domestic violence by women against men
Domestic violence by women against men
Stalking: what sort of crime?
Stalking: what sort of crime?
Desistance from violent crime
Desistance from violent crime
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 9 Quiz: Violent offenders
Chapter 9 Quiz: Violent offenders
Chapter 10: Sex offenders 1: adult victims
Chapter 10: Sex offenders 1: adult victims
Introduction
Introduction
Frequency of rape
Frequency of rape
Young sex offenders
Young sex offenders
Background characteristics of young sex offenders
Background characteristics of young sex offenders
Adult sex offenders: rape myths
Adult sex offenders: rape myths
Rape myths and offending
Victims and rape myths
Rape myths and policing
Patterns in rape
The nature of rapists
Sex offenders as specialists and generalists
Sex offenders as specialists and generalists
Does nothing differentiate psychologically offence types?
Does nothing differentiate psychologically offence types?
Anger and hostility and sex offending
Anger and hostility and sex offending
Socio-cultural factors and sexual violence
Socio-cultural factors and sexual violence
More on the theory of rape
More on the theory of rape
Feminist theory
Social learning theory
Evolutionary theory
Synthesising explanations of sex offending
Synthesising explanations of sex offending
Offence seriousness escalation
Offence seriousness escalation
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 10 Quiz: Sex offenders 1: adult victims
Chapter 10 Quiz: Sex offenders 1: adult victims
Chapter 11: Sex offenders 2: child victims
Chapter 11: Sex offenders 2: child victims
Introduction
Introduction
Public opinion of offenders
Public opinion of offenders
Professional views of sex offenders
Professional views of sex offenders
Classifications of child molesters
Classifications of child molesters
Psychiatric definition
Psychiatric definition
How common is paedophilia?
How common is paedophilia?
The normal sex lives of paedophilic men
The normal sex lives of paedophilic men
The nature of child molestation offences
The nature of child molestation offences
Theories of paedophilia
Theories of paedophilia
The preconditions model
The psychotherapeutic/cognitive model
The sexualisation model
The pathways model
Denial and sex offending
Denial and sex offending
Internet child abuse offenders
Internet child abuse offenders
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 11 Quiz: Sex offenders 2: child victims
Chapter 11 Quiz: Sex offenders 2: child victims
Chapter 12: Police psychology
Chapter 12: Police psychology
Introduction
Introduction
Police personality
Police personality
Police culture
Police culture
The concept of canteen culture
The concept of canteen culture
Canteen culture and minorities
Canteen culture and minorities
Gender biases
Gender biases
Explaining police bias
Explaining police bias
Confession culture and police interviewing
The cognitive interview
The cognitive interview
The cognitive interview and police practice
Does the cognitive interview work?
Self-administered interviews
Self-administered interviews
Other types of police interview
Other types of police interview
Forensic hypnosis
Forensic hypnosis
Police as eyewitnesses: how accurate are they?
Police as eyewitnesses: how accurate are they?
The police caution
The police caution
Use of lethal force
Use of lethal force
Stress and other impacts of police work
Stress and other impacts of police work
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 12 Quiz: Police psychology
Chapter 12 Quiz: Police psychology
Chapter 13: Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents
Chapter 13: Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents
Introduction
Introduction
The nature of terrorism
The nature of terrorism
Victims of terrorism
Victims of terrorism
Does terrorism change public attitudes?
Does terrorism change public attitudes?
Mental health/personality problem issues and terrorism
Mental health/personality problem issues and terrorism
Suicidal characteristics and suicide terrorism
Suicidal characteristics and suicide terrorism
The problem of terrorist risk assessment
The problem of terrorist risk assessment
What makes a terrorist?
What makes a terrorist?
Life story studies
Terrorist ideologies and cognitions
Planning terrorist attacks
Planning terrorist attacks
The end of terrorist organisations
The end of terrorist organisations
Hostage barricade incidents
Hostage barricade incidents
Hostage negotiation
Hostage negotiation
Models of hostage negotiation
Terrorism and hostage negotiation
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 13 Quiz: Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents
Chapter 13 Quiz: Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents
Chapter 14: Eyewitness testimony
Chapter 14: Eyewitness testimony
Introduction
Introduction
Eyewitness testimony’s centrality in forensic psychology
Eyewitness testimony’s centrality in forensic psychology
DNA exoneration
DNA exoneration
The accuracy of witness evidence
The accuracy of witness evidence
Later intrusions into eyewitness memory
Later intrusions into eyewitness memory
Eyewitness evidence in court
Eyewitness evidence in court
Improving the validity of the line-up
Improving the validity of the line-up
Suspect–filler similarity
From laboratory to field
Research on video line-ups
The importance of eyewitness evidence research
The importance of eyewitness evidence research
The strange case of alibi research
Facial composites, age progression and identification
Facial composites, age progression and identification
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 14 Quiz: Eyewitness testimony
Chapter 14 Quiz: Eyewitness testimony
Chapter 15: FBI-style offender profiling
Chapter 15: FBI-style offender profiling
Introduction
Introduction
The origins of offender profiling
The origins of offender profiling
The FBI profiling process
The FBI profiling process
Stage 1: Data assimilation
Stage 2: Crime scene classification
Stage 3: Crime scene reconstruction
Stage 4: Profile generation
The methodology of the FBI profilers
The methodology of the FBI profilers
Profiling and police investigations
Profiling and police investigations
An example of FBI profiling
An example of FBI profiling
What research says about profiles
What research says about profiles
Does profiling work?
Does profiling work?
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 15 Quiz: FBI-style offender profiling
Chapter 15 Quiz: FBI-style offender profiling
Chapter 16: Scientific profiling
Chapter 16: Scientific profiling
Introduction
Introduction
Geographical profiling
Geographical profiling
Scientific profiling and investigative psychology
Scientific profiling and investigative psychology
The homology issue and basic theory
The homology issue and basic theory
Consistency in offending
Consistency in offending
Crime linkage
Crime linkage
Profiling and personality
Profiling and personality
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 16 Quiz: Scientific profiling
Chapter 16 Quiz: Scientific profiling
Chapter 17: False allegations
Chapter 17: False allegations
Introduction
Introduction
The criminal justice system and false allegations
The criminal justice system and false allegations
Pathways to false allegations
Pathways to false allegations
The recovered memory/false memory debate
The recovered memory/false memory debate
False claims of abuse and children
False claims of abuse and children
Suggestibility
Suggestibility
The diagnosticity of signs of abuse
The diagnosticity of signs of abuse
In what ways are genuine allegations different?
In what ways are genuine allegations different?
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 17 Quiz: False allegations
Chapter 17 Quiz: False allegations
Chapter 18: False and true confessions
Chapter 18: False and true confessions
Introduction
Introduction
False pleas
False pleas
Accusatory versus investigative interviewing
Accusatory versus investigative interviewing
Police interrogation and false confessions
Police interrogation and false confessions
Demonstrating different types of false confession
Demonstrating different types of false confession
Distinguishing between true and false confessions
Distinguishing between true and false confessions
Consequences of a false confession
Consequences of a false confession
Can evidence of a confession be disregarded in court?
Can evidence of a confession be disregarded in court?
What should be done?
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 18 Quiz: False and true confessions
Chapter 18 Quiz: False and true confessions
Chapter 19: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception
Chapter 19: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception
Introduction
Introduction
Non-verbal cues to deception
Non-verbal cues to deception
Are professional lie detectors really no better?
Are professional lie detectors really no better?
Reliance on invalid cues to deception
Reliance on invalid cues to deception
The quest for lie detection wizards
The quest for lie detection wizards
Improving lie detection hit rates – cognitive overload
Improving lie detection hit rates – cognitive overload
What offenders say about lying
What offenders say about lying
More talk = better lie detection
More talk = better lie detection
Strategic questioning and the Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE) technique
Strategic questioning and the Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE) technique
Verifiability approach to lie detection
Verifiability approach to lie detection
Wider uses of deception research
Wider uses of deception research
Training in lie detection
Training in lie detection
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 19 Quiz: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception
Chapter 19 Quiz: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception
Chapter 20: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test, statement validity analysis and SCAN
Chapter 20: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test, statement validity analysis and SCAN
Introduction
Introduction
The polygraph
The polygraph
Problems with the polygraph
Problems with the polygraph
Studies of the validity of polygraphy
Studies of the validity of polygraphy
Polygraphy and the post-conviction sex offender
Polygraphy and the post-conviction sex offender
Statement validity analysis: criterion-based content analysis and the validity checklist
Statement validity analysis: criterion-based content analysis and the validity checklist
The validity of statement validity analysis
The validity of statement validity analysis
Laboratory validity
The status of criterion-based content analysis
The status of criterion-based content analysis
Scientific content analysis (SCAN)
Scientific content analysis (SCAN)
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 20 Quiz: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test, statement validity analysis and SCAN
Chapter 20 Quiz: Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test, statement validity analysis and SCAN
Chapter 21: Children as witnesses
Chapter 21: Children as witnesses
Introduction
Introduction
What is difficult about forensic interviews with children?
What is difficult about forensic interviews with children?
The ground rules for interviews
The ground rules for interviews
Improving forensic questioning of children
Improving forensic questioning of children
Interviewing very young children
Interviewing very young children
The problem of non-compliance with good questioning
The problem of non-compliance with good questioning
The trade-off of accuracy against completeness
The trade-off of accuracy against completeness
What do we know about interviewing children?
What do we know about interviewing children?
Rapport
Rapport
Children and lying
Children and lying
Errors of omission and commission
Errors of omission and commission
Long-term influences of questioning
Long-term influences of questioning
Children and line-up identifications
Children and line-up identifications
Facial fit construction
Facial fit construction
Interviewers and child witness testimony
Interviewers and child witness testimony
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 21 Quiz: Children as witnesses
Chapter 21 Quiz: Children as witnesses
Chapter 22: Mental disorders and crime
Chapter 22: Mental disorders and crime
Introduction
Introduction
The media and public perceptions of mental illness
Mental disorders and the criminal justice system
Mental disorders and the criminal justice system
Do mental disorders cause crime?
Do mental disorders cause crime?
Psychosis and criminal violence
Psychosis and criminal violence
Violence and mental illness and national trends
Violence and mental illness and national trends
Confounding by overlapping definitions
Confounding by overlapping definitions
The confounding effects of medication
The confounding effects of medication
The clinical sample problem
The clinical sample problem
Misclassification of the mentally ill and violence
Misclassification of the mentally ill and violence
Effects of general social trends
Effects of general social trends
Mental illness and violent crime in community samples
Mental illness and violent crime in community samples
Post-traumatic stress disorder and crime
Post-traumatic stress disorder and crime
Clinical aspects of violence
Clinical aspects of violence
Who among people with mental illness is violent?
Who among people with mental illness is violent?
Mental illness and crime in general
Mental illness and crime in general
Why should there be greater criminality among the mentally ill?
Why should there be greater criminality among the mentally ill?
Violent victimisation of people with mental illness
Violent victimisation of people with mental illness
The special issue of psychopathy and crime
The special issue of psychopathy and crime
The police and mental illness
The police and mental illness
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 22 Quiz: Mental disorders and crime
Chapter 22 Quiz: Mental disorders and crime
Chapter 23: Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court
Chapter 23: Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court
Introduction
Introduction
Competence/fitness/capacity to stand trial
Competence/fitness/capacity to stand trial
Competence: The United Kingdom
Competence: The United States and Canada
Psychopaths and mental illness
Psychopaths and mental illness
Post-traumatic stress disorder as a defence
Post-traumatic stress disorder as a defence
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 23 Quiz: Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court
Chapter 23 Quiz: Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court
Chapter 24: Judges and lawyers
Chapter 24: Judges and lawyers
Introduction
Introduction
Adversarial and inquisitorial trials
Adversarial and inquisitorial trials
Stress and lawyers
Stress and lawyers
Are trial outcomes predictable?
Are trial outcomes predictable?
The presentation of evidence in court
The presentation of evidence in court
Underlying narrative of legal arguments
Underlying narrative of legal arguments
Other lawyer tactics
Other lawyer tactics
Plea bargaining
Plea bargaining
More courtroom tactics
More courtroom tactics
Is expert evidence understood in court?
Is expert evidence understood in court?
Judgements
Judgements
Decision making in court
Decision making in court
Theories of judicial decision making
Theories of judicial decision making
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 24 Quiz: Judges and lawyers
Chapter 24 Quiz: Judges and lawyers
Chapter 25: Juries and decision making
Chapter 25: Juries and decision making
Introduction
Introduction
Scientific jury selection and litigation consultation
Scientific jury selection and litigation consultation
Does scientific jury selection work?
Does scientific jury selection work?
Simple changes to aid jurors
Simple changes to aid jurors
Juries, jury size or none
Juries, jury size or none
How real juries make decisions
How real juries make decisions
Psychological theory’s relevance to juries
Jurors and credibility assessment
Non-evidential factors and jury decisions
Non-evidential evidence
Non-evidential evidence
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 25 Quiz: Juries and decision making
Chapter 25 Quiz: Juries and decision making
Chapter 26: Effective prison
Chapter 26: Effective prison
Introduction
Introduction
Therapeutic communities in prison
Therapeutic communities in prison
Violence in prison
Violence in prison
Consequences of prison violence
Consequences of prison violence
Treatments for prison violence
Treatments for prison violence
A quick fix for prison aggression?
A quick fix for prison aggression?
Prison suicide
Prison suicide
Risk factors for prison suicide
Risk factors for prison suicide
The experience of near-fatal suicide
The experience of near-fatal suicide
Suicide prevention in prison
Suicide prevention in prison
Overcrowding and prison suicide
Overcrowding and prison suicide
The effectiveness of prison
The effectiveness of prison
‘Nothing works’
‘Nothing works’
Prison work works
Prison work works
The many dimensions of psychology in prison
The many dimensions of psychology in prison
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 26 Quiz: Effective prison
Chapter 26 Quiz: Effective prison
Chapter 27: Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders
Chapter 27: Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders
Introduction
Introduction
Sex offender therapy in prison
Sex offender therapy in prison
Does treatment work?
Does treatment work?
Meta-analytic studies
The randomised control trial or true experiment
The randomised control trial or true experiment
Research lacking a control group
What works with sex offenders?
Treatment non-completion
Treating violent criminals
Treating violent criminals
Anger management
Violent offender programmes
The Aggression Training Programme (ART)
The Aggression Training Programme (ART)
Life minus violence-enhanced therapy
Life minus violence-enhanced therapy
Other treatments for violent offending
Other treatments for violent offending
Cognitive skills and cognitive self-change programmes
Multi-faceted interventions
Anger and violence
Anger and violence
Manualisation
Manualisation
Can therapy cause harm?
The high-risk offender problem
The high-risk offender problem
The treatability of people with psychopathy
The treatability of people with psychopathy
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 27 Quiz: Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders
Chapter 27 Quiz: Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders
Chapter 28: Risk, recidivism and desistance
Chapter 28: Risk, recidivism and desistance
Introduction
Introduction
The Tarasoff and other US legal decisions
The Tarasoff and other US legal decisions
Tarasoff in the United Kingdom and Australia
Risk assessment
Risk assessment
Just what are dynamic risk factors?
Just what are dynamic risk factors?
What does research say about risk factors?
What does research say about risk factors?
Clinical judgement versus statistical assessment
Clinical judgement versus statistical assessment
Clinical approaches to risk and dangerousness assessment
Clinical approaches to risk and dangerousness assessment
Some structured clinical methods
Some structured clinical methods
Static-99 and Static-2002
Psychopathy Checklist PCL-R
Level of Service Inventory (LSI)
Predictors may be specific rather than general
Predictors may be specific rather than general
Statistical or actuarial prediction
Statistical or actuarial prediction
Predictive factors
Predictive factors
Issues in the assessment of risk and dangerousness
Issues in the assessment of risk and dangerousness
Offence paralleling behaviour
Offence paralleling behaviour
Protective factors in risk assessment
Protective factors in risk assessment
Conclusions
Conclusions
Chapter 28 Quiz: Risk, recidivism and desistance
Chapter 28 Quiz: Risk, recidivism and desistance
Glossary
Footnotes