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Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Second Edition: Issues and Controversies in Crime and Justice by Bruce A. Arrigo; Stacey L. Shipley is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Introduction to Forensic Psychology is an original approach to understanding how psychologists impact the research, practice, and policy of crime, law, and justice. Written specifically for students, lay professionals, and practitioners, the text systematically examines police, court, and correctional aspects of forensic psychology. By further subdividing the text into the adult, juvenile, family, and civil components of forensic psychology, the author brings interdependence and overlap among these dimensions and the three broad thematic areas themselves into sharp, clear, and compelling focus. Contained within each of the 12 substantive chapters are series of timely issues or controversies that provocatively capture the significance of these relationships. Selected topics include incarceration of the mentally ill, the police as mediators in prison, competency to stand trial, treatment refusal rights, police stress and suicide, and sex offender treatment. Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Issues and Controversies in Crime and Justice presents the debates about psychology, crime, law, and the intersections in an accessible, jargon-free fashion. It is a cross-disciplinary text rel

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Author

Bruce A. Arrigo; Stacey L. Shipley

Publisher

Elsevier; Academic Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585469195

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Science