Forensic Psychology The Use of Behavioral Science in Civil and Criminal Justice

Name: Forensic Psychology The Use of Behavioral Science in Civil and Criminal Justice
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ISBN: 9781426630644

ISBN-10: 1426630646

ISBN-13: 9781426630644

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Henry F. Fradella

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Includes background information on major psychological paradigms and research methods. Includes an overview of law, its functions, its methods, and judicial processes. Contains a chapter dedicated to forensic clinical assessment and an appendix with the major diagnostic criteria for mental disorders that have particular relevance to forensic psychology. Contains a chapter critiquing behavioral science, focusing on its roles in the medicalization of deviance and social control. In-depth, interdisciplinary coverage (i.e., sociology, psychology, philosophy, and law) of all of the major uses of behavioral science in both the civil and criminal justice systems, including: Competency to stand…

Book details

List price: $242.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
Publication date: 12/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 382
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

PART I: INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS. 1. The Tenuous Relationship Between Law and the Behavioral Sciences. 2. Law, Social Control, and the Medicalization of Deviance. 3. Forensic Clinical Assessment for the Justice Professional. PART II: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN THE COURTROOM. 4. Issues Regarding Competency to Stand Trial. 5. Issues Regarding Other Criminal Process Competencies. 6. The Insanity Defense. 7. Diminished Capacity. 8. Civil Commitment. 9. Civil Competencies. 10. Legal Rights and Responsibilities in Forensic Psychology. PART III: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY BEYOND THE COURTROOM. 11. Police Psychology. 12. Identifications, Interrogations, and Confessions. 13. The Psychology of Juries. 14. The…