Criminal or forensic psychology

First published in 1992, Crime, Criminal Justice and the Probation Service is a thought-provoking analysis of the role of the probation service in developing an integrated system of criminal justice.

A fascinating guide on the psychology of crime Thinking of a career that indulges your CSI fantasies?

This book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine both the type and delivery of mental health services.

Deviantes Verkehrsverhalten, also schwerwiegende Verkehrsverstöße sowie mehrmaliges regelverletzendes Verhalten im Straßenverkehr, gefährdet neben dem eigenen Leben vor allem jenes unschuldiger Verkehrsteilnehmer.

Sexual offenders - arguably the most hated and feared of all offenders - commit their crimes in our communities and are then hidden from public view as they serve long prison sentences.

This book summarizes and synthesizes a vast body of research on the effects of legal punishment and criminal behavior.

Working with Sex Offenders in Prisons and through Release to the Community is the first study of its kind to look at a wide range of issues and problems relating to the management of sexual offenders in prisons and their reintegration into the community.

This book examines the extent to which criminal desistance - 'the change process involved in the ending of criminal behaviour' - is affected by personal and social circumstances which are place specific.

Written by a veteran police officer turned college professor, this modern-day study of American policing covers hot-button issues including police use of deadly force against and bias toward minorities.

Psychological research can provide constructive explanations of key problems in the criminal justice system--and can help generate solutions.

The Handbook of Forensic Mental Health in Africa traces the history of forensic mental health in Africa, discussing the importance of considering cultural differences when implementing Western-validated practices on the continent while establishing state-of-the-art assessment and treatment of justice-involved persons.

Children who come into conflict with the law are more likely to have experienced violence or adversity than their non-offending peers.

The process of judicial control over institutions is often described as growing socio-legal trend which impacts the development of modern societies.

Crime control has risen rapidly up the social and political agendas to become a central feature of western societies.

First published in 1937, The Criminals We Deserve asks what kind of criminals does our society deserve?

Das LernkonzeptDie Autoren des Lernbuchs zeigen anhand von 21 prägnanten, lebensnahen Sachverhalten, worauf es in Kurztests, Klassenarbeiten und Prüfungsklausuren zur StPO (Strafprozessordnung) im Rahmen der polizeilichen Ausbildung ankommt.

The school-to-prison pipeline is often the path for marginalized students, particularly black males, who are three times as likely to be suspended as White students.

This second edition of Irving Weiner's classic comprehensive, clinician-friendly guide to utilizing the Rorschach for personality description has been revised to reflect both recent modifications in the Rorschach Comprehensive System and new evidence concerning the soundness and utility of Rorschach assessment.

Over the past few years, opposition to the privatisation in public services in the United Kingdom and elsewhere has grown, especially in areas related to criminal justice.

Clear and accessible in style, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to criminal justice and forensic mental health and the ways in which they intersect.

Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry: Principles and Practice is one of the first texts to provide a comprehensive review of important topics in the intersection of geriatric psychiatry, medicine, clinical neuroscience, forensic psychiatry, and law.

The rich case material in this unique book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of forensic psychology topics through the perspective of the psychologist working with these individuals.

This book is concerned with the vulnerability of suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings and the extent to which the vulnerable accused can effectively participate in the criminal process.

Rapid urbanization of economic zones in China has resulted in a special social phenomenon: "e;villages-in-the-city.

To understand how people experience justice and security is a challenging task in times of unrest, marked by growing perceptions of insecurity, discrimination and uncertainty.

Written by a veteran police officer turned college professor, this modern-day study of American policing covers hot-button issues including police use of deadly force against and bias toward minorities.

'This book's excellent discussion of the theories and concepts involved in profiling terrorists, including those who are incarcerated, is a major contribution to the academic discipline on these issues.

Building on the success of the first edition and the growth of research in the field over the past decade, this book offers an authoritative overview of the assessment, treatment, and management of violent and sexual offenders.

The movement of humans across borders is increasing exponentially'some for benign reasons, others nefarious, including terrorism, human trafficking, and people smuggling.

This book offers a sustained study of one feature of the prison officer's job: the threat and use of force, which the author calls 'doing' coercion.

In three parts, this volume in the AP-LS series explores the phenomena of captivity and risk management, guided and informed by the theory, method, and policy of psychological jurisprudence.

How might we best manage those who have offended but have mental vulnerabilities?

This volume, a sequel to The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony which is widely acclaimed by both scientists and practitioners, brings the field completely up-to-date and focuses in particular on aspects of vulnerability, confabulation and false confessions.

Children are the most criminally victimized segment of the population, and a substantial number face multiple, serious "e;poly-victimizations"e; during a single year.

In outlining the online expressions of penal life, this book disrupts the conventional human encounters that underpin empirical criminological scholarship on prisons because, figuratively speaking, prisons in Russia are de-nesting from their institutional moorings and borders.

This edited volume provides a comprehensive overview of correctional psychology, considering the history and future of the practice.

'The third in a series explicating the criminal mind, this volume summarizes observations, interpretations, and conclusions derived from a study of 121 criminal men who used drugs and/or alcohol to excess.

Offering carefully curated articles from the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL), this book features chapters from a truly international group of scholars.

This book contains revised and extended versions of selected papers from the 9th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, ICPRAM 2020, held in Valletta, Malta, in February 2020.

The Handbook on Prisons and Jails brings together some of the brightest scholars and thinkers in the field to offer a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons incarcerated or working/volunteering within carceral institutions.

This title examines the role of political culture and penal populism in the response to the emotive subject of child-on-child homicide.

This book considers personality disorders and how they are treated within the institutional context of prisons and hospitals and offers practical guidance on assessment, formulation and integrated treatment planning.

Im familienrechtlichen Kontext werden Entscheidungen getroffen, die weitreichende Konsequenzen für das Leben von Familien haben.

This book is an introduction to the uncertainties and incongruities about madness.

Ten years ago there were no faith-based units in prisons outside South America.

This book provides an important, critical, feminist perspective on desistance theory and practice.

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.

Offenders, Deviants or Patients?