Following on the success of Feedback That Sticks (Oxford, 2013), Karen Postal demonstrates, through the words of forensic experts, how to translate complex, highly technical neuropsychological and psychological information for jurors in a way that is engaging, understandable, and (to quote Faulkner) sets the truth on fire.
P&P Brantingham's enormous contribution to criminology has paved the way for major theoretical and empirical developments in the understanding of crime and its respective patterns, prevention, and geometry.
This third edition of Forensic Psychology: The Basics continues to provide an accessible overview of the core topics and theories in this fascinating discipline.
Originally published in 1906, this volume contains a wealth of information on the methods and history of various criminal art forms such as pick-pocketing, burglary, confidence tricksters and much more by legendary escapologist Harry Houdini.
Bringing together perspectives from academics, practitioners, campaigners, and activists, this book explores the victimology of disability hate crime (DHC).
Criminal Investigation on the Street presents investigative principles and techniques-and applies them to solving real-world crimes-in an engaging, student-friendly style centered on the Investigative Triangle: legal aspects, evidence, and behavioral analysis.
Methods, Measures, and Theories in Eyewitness Recognition Tasks provides a comprehensive review of the fundamental issues surrounding eyewitness recognition phenomena alongside suggestions for developing a more methodologically rigorous eyewitness science.
WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD'I understand - and sympathise with - the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story.
There is increasing pressure, soon to be legislation, for particular offenders to be given a choice of psychological treatment or imprisonment, even if treatment must sometimes be within special prison hospitals or units for offenders.
The book provides a thorough investigation and overview of the decision making process that individuals may (or may not) go through when proceeding to commit a crime.
This title, first published in 1984, is a case study of crime and criminal justice in rural, southwestern France in the last century of the Old Regime.
Offender profiling is an investigative tool used to narrow down the range of potential suspects for a crime by predicting the personality, behavioral, and demographic characteristics that an offender is likely to possess, based upon information collected at the crime scene.
The Injustice of Punishment emphasizes that we can never make sense of moral responsibility while also acknowledging that punishment is sometimes unavoidable.
Forensic Perspectives on Cybercrime is the first book to combine the disciplines of cyberpsychology and forensic psychology, helping to define this emergent area.
Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-course perspectives on women's imprisonment.
Making an Impact on Policing and Crime: Psychological Research, Policy and Practice applies a range of case studies and examples of psychological research by international, leading researchers to tackle real-world issues within the field of crime and policing.
As unrest over officer-involved shootings and deaths in custody takes center stage in conversations about policing and the criminal justice system, Guidelines for Investigating Officer-Involved Shootings, Arrest-Related Deaths, and Deaths in Custody addresses critical investigation components from an expert witness perspective, providing the insights necessary to ensure a complete investigation.
The first publication to apply the modern theory and techniques in the consultancy process, presenting a clear, practical approach targeted specifically at forensic issues and contexts.
This Brief proposes best practices for assessment and intervention with sex trafficking survivors, rooted in the existing theory and practice literatures.
Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century focuses on the evolution and consequences of sentencing policies and practices, with sentencing broadly defined to include plea bargaining, judicial and juror decision making, and alternatives to incarceration, including participation in problem-solving courts.
The use of solitary confinement in prisons became common with the rise of the modern penitentiary during the first half of the nineteenth century and his since remained a feature of many prison systems all over the world.
Property Crime: Criminological and Psychological Perspectives pulls together expertise from a wide range of academics and practitioners who focus on preventing and investigating property crime.
Campus Sexual Violence: A State of Institutionalized Sexual Terrorism conceptualizes sexual violence on college campuses as a form of sexual terrorism, arguing that institutional compliance and inaction within the neoliberal university perpetuate a system of sexual terrorism.
The aim of this book is to assess the moral permissibility of corporal punishment and to enquire into whether or not it ought to be legally prohibited.
In the context of recent media scrutiny on the state of prisons in the UK, the efficacy of incarcerating large numbers of offenders is an issue which is rising steadily up the political agenda.
This book reviews research on psychology and crime in Japan, and compares the findings with similar research conducted in Western industrialised countries.
Written by one of the leading figures in biosocial criminology and evolutionary psychology, this work explores the tight relationship between criminality and indiscriminate sexuality within the framework of life history theory.
In 2003, the US Senate and Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), prompting a number of research projects that cumulatively began to broaden and deepen our understanding of this complex aspect of prison life.
This book unmasks the sexual offender by providing clear, comprehensible information about the motivations, techniques, and dynamics of sexual offenders and their behavior.
Die moderne Beschwerdenvalidierung zielt auf eine Unterscheidung zwischen glaubhaften, validen und nichtglaubhaften, ungültigen Darstellungen von Gesundheitsstörungen und ihren Folgen ab, zunächst unabhängig von deren Genese und Bedingungsrahmen.
This book merges philosophical, psychoanalytical and legal perspectives to explore how spaces of justice are changing and the effect this has on the development of the administration of justice.
