Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology

Publisher's acknowledgements -- What is forensic and criminal psychology -- The social context of crime -- Crime and the public -- Victims of crime -- Theories of crime -- Juvenile offenders and beyond -- Theft and other crimes against property -- Violent offenders -- Sexual offenders 1: rapist...

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1. Verfasser: Howitt, Dennis (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Harlow, England, Munich Pearson 2018
Ausgabe:6th edition
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Zusammenfassung:Publisher's acknowledgements -- What is forensic and criminal psychology -- The social context of crime -- Crime and the public -- Victims of crime -- Theories of crime -- Juvenile offenders and beyond -- Theft and other crimes against property -- Violent offenders -- Sexual offenders 1: rapists -- Sexual offenders 2: paedophiles and child molestation -- Police psychology -- Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents -- Eyewitness testimony -- Profile analysis 1: fbi-style offender profiling -- Profile analysis 2: investigative psychology, statistical and geographical profiling -- False allegations -- False and true confessions -- Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception -- Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test and statement validity analysis -- Children as witnesses -- Mental disorders and crime -- Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court -- Judges and lawyers -- Juries and decision making -- Effective prison -- Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders -- Glossary -- References -- Name index -- Subject index
Beschreibung:Revised edition of the author's Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology, 2015
Beschreibung:xxix, 686 Seiten
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ISBN:9781292187167
978-1-292-18716-7
1292187166
1-292-18716-6