Screen LibraryThe Cambridge handbook of forensic psychology
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge handbooks in psychology |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 900 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521878098 0521878098 9780521701815 (pbk.) 0521701813 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D919 |
| CLC: | D919.3 |
| Call Number: | D919.3/C178 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references. Part I. Psychological underpinnings -- part II. Assessments -- part III. Interventions -- part IV. Psychology and criminal behaviour -- part V. Psychology and civil Law -- part VI. Special topics -- part VII. Professional practice; Part VIII. Research practice. "Forensic psychology has developed and extended from an original, narrow focus on presenting evidence to the courts to a wider application across the whole span of civil and criminal justice, which includes dealing with suspects, offenders, victims, witnesses, defendants, litigants and justice professionals. This handbook provides an encyclopedic-style source regarding the major concerns in forensic psychology. "-- "Forensic psychology practitioners are often depicted in the media through fictionalised representations as offender profilers which is but one, albeit a highly specialised, area of activity. The forensic psychologist practitioner and researcher work in varied settings with diverse populations having a variety of qualifications depending which country the person received their training"-- |