Introduces forensic psychology to students and professionals who want to better understand psychology's expanding influence on the study of law, crime and criminality
Forensic psychology is a constantly growing discipline, both in terms of student interest and as a profession for graduates. This book highlights the often sizeable gap between media myths surrounding forensic practice and reality. Editors Graham Davies and Anthony Beech present an exciting and broad range of topics within the field, including detailed treatments of the causes of crime, investigative methods, the trial process, and interventions with different types of offenders and offences.
Forensic Psychology: Crime, Justice, Law, Interventions, Third Edition covers every aspect of forensic psychology--from understanding criminal behaviour, to applying psychological theory to criminal investigation, analysing the legal process and the treatment of witnesses and offenders. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated with the latest findings. The book also includes two entirely new chapters--one on psychopathy and crime, the other on female offenders. Drawing on a wealth of experience from leading researchers and practitioners, this new edition will interest and enthuse today's generation of students.
* All chapters thoroughly revised and updated
* Features two brand new chapters
* Supplemented by additional online resource materials, including related links, multiple choice questions, and PowerPoint slides
* Authored by a wide-range of experienced forensic psychology professionals
Forensic Psychology, Third Edition is essential reading for undergraduates' first encounter with the subject area and is an excellent introduction for more specialised postgraduate courses.
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Graham M. Davies is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester and an Honorary Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Universities of Birmingham and Coventry, UK. His research interests focus on the testimony of children and adults and the support of vulnerable witnesses at court, on which topics he has published 10 books and over 150 articles in scientific journals. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was the recipient of the Senior Award from the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology for a significant lifetime contribution to Forensic Psychology in 2012.
Anthony R. Beech is an Emeritus Professor of Criminological Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles, 50 book chapters and eight books in the area of forensic science/criminal justice. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was the recipient of the Senior Award from the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology for a significant lifetime contribution to Forensic Psychology in 2009. He also received the Significant Achievement award from the US-based Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) in 2009.
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Contributors xv
Preface to Third Edition xix
About the Editors xxi
About the Companion Website xxiii
INTRODUCTION
Graham M. Davies, Anthony R. Beech and Clive Hollin 1
Forensic Psychology 3
How to Become a Forensic Psychologist 13
Professional Organisations for Forensic Psychologists 14
Structure and Content of This Book 16
PART 1 The Causes of Crime 23
CHAPTER 1 Psychological Approaches to Understanding Crime 25
Emma J. Palmer
1.1 Introduction 27
1.2 Psychological Theories 27
1.3 Theories, Evidence, and Crime 31
1.4 Mentally Disordered Offenders 39
1.5 Conclusions 46
1.6 Summary 47
CHAPTER 2 Developmental and Psychological Theories of Offending 55
David P. Farrington and Maria M. Ttofi
2.1 Introduction 57
2.2 Developmental Theories 57
2.3 Case Studies From the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development 63
2.4 Psychological Theories 64
2.5 The ICAP Theory 72
2.6 Conclusions 75
2.7 Summary 76
CHAPTER 3 Psychopathy 83
Steven M. Gillespie and Ian J. Mitchell
3.1 Introduction 85
3.2 Assessment of Psychopathy 86
3.3 Psychopathy and Aggression 90
3.4 Correlates of Psychopathy in Adolescents and Children 91
3.5 Genetic Basis of Psychopathy 92
3.6 Family Factors Associated with the Development of Psychopathy 93
3.7 Attachment, Psychopathy and Offending 93
3.8 Facial Expression Recognition 94
3.9 Psychopathy and Aversive Conditioning 97
3.10 Neurochemistry of Psychopathy 98
3.11 Conclusions 99
3.12 Summary 100
CHAPTER 4 Understanding Risk Factors for Offending: The Contributions of Neuroscience 107
Anthony R. Beech, Benjamin Nordstrom, Adrian Raine and Dawn Fisher
4.1 Introduction 109
4.2 The Development of the Brain 109
4.3 The Social Brain 110
4.4 Risk Factors for Offending 115
4.5 Modifying Environmental Risk Factors 128
4.6 Summary 129
CHAPTER 5 Effects of Interpersonal Crime on Victims 139
Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis and Emma Sleath
5.1 Introduction 141
5.2 Childhood Victimisation 141
5.3 Adulthood Victimisation 152
5.4 Summary 161
PART 2 Investigating Crime 171
CHAPTER 6 Eyewitness Evidence 173
Harriet M. J. Smith, Hannah Ryder and Heather D. Flowe
6.1 Introduction 175
6.2 The Memory Process 176
6.3 Estimator vs. System Variables 177
6.4 Encoding Factors 177
6.5 Storage Factors 183
6.6 Retrieval Factors 189
6.7 Conclusions 192
6.8 Summary 192
CHAPTER 7 Interviewing Witnesses 201
Allison P. Mugno, Lindsay C. Malloy and David J. La Rooy
7.1 Introduction 203
7.2 Shortcomings and Consequences of Traditional Investigative Interviews 204
7.3 The Cognitive Interview (Ci) 206
7.4 Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses 211
7.5 Summary 223
CHAPTER 8 Interviewing Suspects 231
Erik Mac Giolla and Pär Anders Granhag
8.1 Introduction 233
8.2 What Officers are Advised to Do 233
8.3 What Officers Do 236
8.4 What Officers Should and Should Not Do 238
8.5 Conclusions 247
8.6 Summary 248
CHAPTER 9 Detecting Deception 255
Pär Anders Granhag and Maria Hartwig
9.1 Introduction 257
9.2 Theoretical Approaches to Deception 257
9.3 Objective Cues to Deception 259
9.4 Lie-Catchers' Performance 259
9.5 Detecting Deception from Verbal Content 262
9.6 Computer-Based Linguistic Analysis 264
9.7 Psycho-Physiological Detection of Deception 265
9.8 Strategic Interviewing in Order to Elicit and Enhance Cues to Deception 269
9.9 New Directions in Deception Detection Research 273
9.10 Training to Detect Deception 275
9.11 Conclusions 276
9.12 Summary 276
CHAPTER 10 Offender Profiling and Crime Linkage 283
Jessica Woodhams and Matthew Tonkin
10.1 Introduction 285
10.2 Crime Linkage 285
10.3 Offender Profiling 292
10.4 Summary 300
CHAPTER 11 Interpersonal Violence and Stalking 307
Louise Dixon and Erica Bowen
11.1 Introduction 309
11.2 Definitions and Terminology 309
11.3 Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence Rates of Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking 313
11.4 Risk Factors and Theories 317
11.5 Subtypes of Perpetrators 322
11.6 Implications for Practice: Risk Assessment 326
11.7 Summary 327
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