Forensic psychology has mushroomed into a diverse and increasingly
complex field that is equal parts law and psychology. Psychologists
act as expert witnesses in legal cases - sometimes without knowing
much about the laws involved, and legal professionals rely on the
assessment of psychologists sometimes without knowing much about
how such assessments are made.
The purpose of this handbook is to provide professionals with
current, practical, and empirically based information to guide
their work in forensic settings, or to better their understanding
of the issues and debates in forensic psychology.
Divided into four sections, the Handbook of Forensic Psychology
covers basic issues, assessment, mental disorders and forensic
psychology, and special topics. The basic issue chapters present a
primer on law for the psychologist, a primer on psychology for
attorneys, an overview of ethical issues relevant to forensic
psychology, and a chapter on forensic report writing. The
assessment section discusses factors and measures relevant for
assessing a variety of behaviors, propensities, and capabilities,
including dangerousness, violence, suicide, competency, substance
abuse, PTSD and neuropsychological evaluations, as well as
discussing interviewing children and child custody evaluations.
Additional chapters discuss eyewitness testimony, recovered memory,
polygraphs, sexual harassment, juror selection, and issues of
ethnicity in forensic psychology.
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