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Applying psychology to forensic practice
1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations
This book illustrates the wide variety of applications of psychology to the criminal and civil justice system. Illustrates the wide variety of applications of psychology to the criminal and civil justice system. Gives examples of how forensic psychology can benefit not only from clinical and criminological approaches, but also from the insights of occupational, cognitive, developmental and social psychology. Many of the chapters introduce readers to areas which have not received extensive coverage elsewhere. Includes new directions in forensic practice.>
Sect. 1. Working with Offenders; Analysis and Intervention -- 1. The Offender's Perspective on Crime: Methods and Principles in Data Collection / Claire Nee -- 2. The Community and Family Context in Understanding Juvenile Crime / Mark Wilson -- 3. Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) as a Framework for Assessment and Interventions with Offenders / Lawrence Jones -- 4. Risk Assessment / David Crighton -- 5. The Management of Difficult Clients / Ruby Bell and Sue Evershed -- 6. Intellectual Disabilities and Crime: Issues in Assessment, Intervention and Management / William R. Lindsay, Jacqueline Law and Fiona MacLeod -- Sect. 2. Working with Criminal Justice Personnel -- 7. Violent Police-Suspect Encounters: the Impact of Environmental Stressors on the Use of Lethal Force / Aldert Vrij and Jo Barton -- 8. Enhancing Eyewitness Memory: Developments in Theory and Practice / Pam Newlands -- 9. Occupational Stress and the Criminal Justice Practitioner / Jennifer Brown -- 10. The Contribution of Job Simulation Assessment Centres to Organizational Development in HM Prison Service / Keith Baxter, Kirstin Davis, Eliot Franks and Sonia Kitchen -- 11. Design and Evaluation of Training / David Boag -- 12. Facilitating Multi-disciplinary Teams / Adrian Needs and Jo Capelin -- 13. Applied Psychological Services in HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service / Graham Towl -- App. Revolving Doors Agency.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-273) and index.