Criminal or forensic psychology

Punishment in contemporary China has experienced dramatic shifts over the last seven decades or so.

The recent explosion of research and practice relating to offending and the related investigative and legal processes makes it extremely difficult for anyone to master these emerging areas of research.

The Routledge International Handbook of Homicide Investigation will be the first of its kind to bring together research and personal insights from detectives, practitioners, academics and experts internationally on various complexities that are involved in the investigation of homicides.

Around one in five prisoners report the previous or current incarceration of a parent.

Focus in the media on the risks posed to ordinary people has become increasingly strong in recent years - particularly on those risks popularly perceived to be posed by the mentally ill.

This interdisciplinary volume presents a nuanced critique of the prison experience in diverse detention facilities across Africa.

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines.

Prepared by Patrick J.

Conversations about rehabilitation and how to address the drugs-crime nexus have been dominated by academics and policymakers, without due recognition of the experience and knowledge of practitioners.

Long sentenced young people are a small but significant part of the juvenile prison population.

Corruption in the sport industry is a pervasive issue that threatens the integrity of sport as an institution.

First published in 1981.

Evidence-based guidance on the prevention and management of aggression and violence by patients with mental disorders.

Andrew Ashworth expertly examines the key issues in English sentencing policy and practice including the mechanisms for producing sentencing guidelines.

The new edition of this popular, evidence-based guide compiles and reviews all the latest knowledge on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood maltreatment - including neglect and physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse.

Applied psychology has become increasingly important in the work of policing, police training and the academic study of policing.

The Implicit Relation of Psychology and Law brings an innovative, feminist analysis to these affiliated fields.

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines.

Why do people commit violent offences?

Clinical neuropsychologists frequently evaluate individuals within a forensic context, and therefore must address questions regarding the possible presence of reduced effort, response bias and/or malingering.

This book is a critical summary and exegesis of the work of Nicole Rafter, who was a leading scholar of the history of biological theories of crime causation as well as a profound theorist of the role of history within criminology.

The intercultural contexts and new configurations in Europe offer fertile ground for social conflict, tensions and threat.

Conversations about rehabilitation and how to address the drugs-crime nexus have been dominated by academics and policymakers, without due recognition of the experience and knowledge of practitioners.

Violence in the home, particularly assault by a man on his wife or girlfriend, is an everyday phenomenon.

Lawless Youth (1947) is a book prepared under the auspices of the International Committee of the Howard League for Penal Reform during the Second World War, aiming for the day when peace could offer the opportunity for advance on the lines of justice and humanity.

What causes young people to offend?

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines.

Corruption undermines nearly all key legal and developmental priorities today, including the effective functioning of democratic institutions and honest elections; environmental protection; human rights and human security; international development programs; and fair competition for global trade and investment.

When conducting parenting plan evaluations, mental health professionals need to be aware of a myriad of different factors.

First Published in 1988.

Corrections officials faced with rising populations and shrinking budgets have increasingly welcomed "e;faith-based"e; providers offering services at no cost to help meet the needs of inmates.

Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, Eleventh Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of interventions that can reduce or prevent deviance.

A major contribution to the field of crime/deviance, this volume by noted criminologist Charles R.

["The Sanctioning of Insubordinate Patient Behaviour.

Millions of pounds are spent every year trying to tackle human trafficking, modern slavery and child sexual exploitation.

A must-read for psychologists-clinical and academic alike-as well as for political scientists, policy analysts, and others working in the realm of terrorism, political violence, and extremism, this book carefully explores the theories, observations, and approaches of authorities in the field and addresses how and why terrorism has perpetuated for so long.

This carefully revised third edition of Criminal Psychology offers a vital, up-to-date account of the wide range of psychological contributions to the understanding of criminals and crime, its investigation, the legal processes of dealing with offenders, and helping victims.

This interdisciplinary volume presents a nuanced critique of the prison experience in diverse detention facilities across Africa.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy presents the results of a worldwide exchange of information on the impact of COVID-19 in prisons.

Research shows that intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is the most common form of sexual assault.

This edited volume showcases research on vulnerable victimizations, or more specifically, on individuals and/or populations that, due to their status, have less power in society, are socially controlled in unique ways in the criminal-legal system, or are members of marginalized groups with specialized considerations surrounding their victimization experiences, such as LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants, incarcerated persons, children, and females.

This book provides an authoritative and highly readable review of the relationship between madness and crime by one of the leading authorities in the field.

Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy.

The contribution of psychological research to the prevention of miscarriages of justice and the development of effective investigative techniques is now established to a point where law enforcement agencies in numerous countries either employ psychologists as part of their staff, or work in cooperation with academic institutions.

Commencing its search for a principled international criminal justice, this book argues that the Preamble to the Rome Statute requires a very different notion of justice than that which would be expected in domestic jurisdictions.

Online, the opportunity to commit a crime is never more than a few clicks away.

Sex offenders, and in particular paedophiles, have been the subject of much political and media attention, producing intensive debates about the best way of dealing with them.

This book examines international developments in investigative interviewing.

How does justice for non-citizens look like?

Focused on the Australian punk and hardcore music scene, this book provides an innovative balance between the acknowledgement of harm and the celebration of pleasure in live music spaces.