Inside Forensic Psychology (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Masson, Tiffany R.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The rich case material in this unique book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of forensic psychology topics through the perspective of the psychologist working with these individuals. In this absorbing and illustrative volume, experienced forensic psychologists explain the specialized field's intersection between psychology and the justice system. It documents psychologists' interviews with involved parties, the law research they conduct, and their testimony in court on issues that include competency to stand trial, Miranda evaluations, defendants' sanity, sentencing, the death penalty, and violence and risk assessments, as well as on cases regarding family matters such as child custody, child protection, and parental rights. Offering firsthand testimonials from some of the best-known and most practiced professionals in the nation, the contributors not only explain the work but also offer comprehensive case studies that will enable students as well as readers who are not specialists in psychology to fully understand core concepts and appreciate the complexities and subtleties of the field. Inside Forensic Psychology is intended for undergraduate students and graduate students studying forensic psychology or entering into a forensic psychology concentration/specialization. As an instructional text, the book serves professors as a single resource that houses varied forensic clinical case vignettes incorporating the clinical thinking of the psychologist. The rich case material will serve to excite critical thinking in students, assist instructors in expanding upon their lectures, and provide invigorating, intriguing material for lay readers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216102939
• Artikelnr.: 68167435

Autorenporträt

Tiffany R. Masson, PsyD, is president and founder of the Forensic Psychology Clinic and dean of online programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Part I Cases, Approaches, and Practices 1 Ethical
Considerations in Cross-Cultural Assessment Rebecca Weiss and Amanda
Rosinski 2 Competency to Stand Trial Michelle Hoy-Watkins and Megan E.
Shaal 3 Conducting Criminal Responsibility Evaluations Allison M. Schenk,
Emily D. Gottfried, and Michael J. Vitacco 4 Capital Case Sentencing
Evaluations Samuel Witta Dworkin and Steve K. D. Eichel 5 Conducting Mental
Health Diversion Evaluations Virginia Barber-Rioja, Merrill Rotter, and
Faith Schombs 6 Sex Offender Risk Assessment Angel Daniels, Georgia M.
Winters, and Elizabeth L. Jeglic 7 Civil Commitment: Examining Mental
Illness, Differential Diagnosis, Attributes of Risk, and Application to
Case Law Casey Sharpe and Anna Florek 8 The Psychological Assessment of
Personal Injury Claims Eric G. Mart Part II Cases, Approaches, and
Practices with Specialized Populations 9 Psychological Evaluations to
Determine Competency to Parent Anthony J. Urquiza, Anna M. L. Westin, and
Dawn M. Blacker 10 Termination of Parental Rights Dawn M. Blacker, Anthony
J. Urquiza, Lisa Kalich, and Blake D. Carmichael 11 Child Custody and
Parenting Plan Evaluations Robert L. Kaufman and Daniel B. Pickar 12
Overview of the Juvenile Justice System and Best Practices Jeannie S.
Brooks and Kendell L. Coker 13 Sentencing Evaluations in Juvenile Court
Michael P. Brown 14 Juvenile Competence to Stand Trial Nancy Ryba Panza 15
Juvenile Miranda Waiver: A Naïve Teenager, Neurodevelopmental Disorder, and
the "Interested Adult" Joseph J. Begany 16 Transfer Evaluations in Juvenile
Justice Alison R. Flaum and Antoinette Kavanaugh 17 Introduction to
School-Based Risk Assessments Jeff D. Stein and Jill G. Durand Appendix
About the Editor and Contributors Index