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PSychology And lAW: Research and Practice
Curt R. Bartol • Anne M. Bartol
Featuring up-to-date psychological research and fully explaining its practical application to the law, Bartol and
Bartol show that research in the psychology laboratory has much to offer the legal system, and the relationship can
be mutually satisfying. However, the law is not always able or ready to accept the results of psychological research,
particularly if it challenges long-standing practices and assumptions, and this important book emphasizes the various
roles psychologists and other mental health professionals play in this context. A distinctive feature of the book is its
coverage of non-criminal matters, particularly topics in family law, civil commitment, and various civil capacities. In
addition, employment- and education-related issues are discussed—as the authors emphasize the major contributions
of psychological research and assessment in these key civil areas. Each chapter features engaging illustrations and
examples that bring concepts to life and make this book accessible and reader-friendly. Special features highlight
psychological research, court cases, and/or high-profi le current events, and include questions for discussion.
CONTENTS 1: Introduction / 2: Psychology and the Courts: An Overview / 3: The Investigative Process / 4: Competencies and Criminal
Responsibility / 5: Eyewitness Evidence / 6: The Trial Jury / 7: Jury and Judicial Decision Making / 8: Controversial Psychological Topics in The
Courtroom / 9: Psychology and the Family Court / 10: Involuntary Civil Commitment / 11: Psychology of Civil Litigation / 12: Psychological
Assessment and the Law
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4522-5891-1 • mArch 2014 • 528 PAgeS •
current PerSPectIveS In forenSIc PSychology And crImInAl
Behavior third edition
Curt R. Bartol • Anne M. Bartol
This text is a dynamic forensic psychology reader that provides cutting-edge research in police and correctional
psychology, the psychology of crime and victimization, and psychology as applied to criminal and civil courts.
Addressing key topics in each of three major course areas—criminal behavior, forensic psychology, and psychology and
law—the book highlights how forensic psychology has contributed to the understanding of criminal behavior and crime
prevention. The authors have assembled published journal articles, as well as commentaries written specifi cally for this
book by forensics experts, to provide an overview of the wide array of prevalent theories in this fi eld.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction / 2. Police and Investigative Psychology / 3. Criminal and Delinquent Behavior / 4. Legal Psychology / 5. Victimology
and Victim Services / 6. Correctional Psychology
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-9244-2 • ©2012 • 344 PAgeS • •
crime in a PSychological context: From Career Criminals to Criminal
Careers
Glenn D. Walters, Federal Correctional Institution-Schuylkill
This engaging book presents a contextual psychological interpretation of crime. It covers essential topics including psychopathy,
antisocial personality disorder, and criminal lifestyle. The author's compelling analysis explains criminal behavior, by showing how
the criminal lifestyle is capable of integrating two seemingly incompatible crime paradigms: the career criminal paradigm and the
criminal career paradigm. Starting with a context for criminality, and then moving from particular conceptions of crime to more
evidence-based theories, this volume challenges students to think in a different way about crime and criminal behavior.
CONTENTS 1. Understanding Crime: The Prime Context / 2. Latent Structure: The Criminal Lifestyle in a Dimensional Context / 3. Classifi cation:
The Criminal Lifestyle in a Diagnostic Context / 4. Assessment: The Criminal Lifestyle in an Appraisal Context / 5. Development or Propensity: The
Criminal Lifestyle in an Etiological Context / 6. Phenomenology: The Criminal Lifestyle in a Subjective Context / 7. Intervention: The Criminal Lifestyle
in a Programmatic Context / 8. Prevention: The Criminal Lifestyle in a High Risk Youth Context / 9. Mental Illness and Malingering: The Criminal
Lifestyle in an Application Context / 10. Future Contexts and Distance Horizons
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-9608-2 • ©2012 • 288 PAgeS •
correctional mental health: From Theory to Best Practice
Thomas J. Fagan, Nova Southeastern University, FL • Robert K. Ax, Midlothian, Virginia
This contributed book provides a broad-based, practical guide to treating criminal offenders in a correctional mental
health practice. By virtue of a wide selection of readings, this book will offer a solid grounding in theory, current research,
and professional literature. In addition, it highlights aspects of clinical experience as presented by current practitioners.
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-7256-7 • ©2011 • 432 PAgeS •
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