About the Book
Featuring thirty articles by experts in the field, this dynamic reader in forensic psychology and criminology emphasizes the ways that forensic psychologists and other clinicians apply psychological knowledge, concepts, and principles on a day-to-day basis. Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior represents cutting-edge research and theory to demonstrate the ways that psychology has contributed to the understanding of criminal behavior and policies of the criminal and civil justice systems. The Fourth Edition addresses key topics in each of five major subareas--police and public safety psychology, legal psychology, the psychology of crime and delinquency, victimology and victim services, and correctional psychology. An introductory section includes two articles focused on graduate education in forensic psychology. Each section is introduced with a commentary by the editors.
Table of Contents:
Unit 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: A Survey of Graduate Training Programs and Coursework in Forensic Psychology - Jeffrey Burl, Sanjay Shah, Sarah Filone, Elizabeth Foster, and David DeMatteo
Chapter 2: Graduate Students’ Experiences, Interests, and Attitudes Toward Correctional/Forensic Psychology - Robert D. Morgan, Amanda M. Beer, Katherine L. Fitzgerald , and Jon T. Mandracchia
Unit 2: Police and Public Safety Psychology
Chapter 3: Mental, Physical, and Behavioral Outcomes Associated with Perceived Work Stress in Police Officers - Robyn R. M. Gershon, Briana Barocas, Allison N. Canton, Xianbin Li, and David Vlahov
Chapter 4: Let ‘em Talk: A Field Study of Police Questioning Practices of Suspects and Accused Persons - Brent Snook, Kirk Luther, Heather Quinlan, and Rebecca Milne
Chapter 5: Confessions That Corrupt: Evidence from the DNA Exoneration Case Files - Saul M. Kassin, Daniel Bogart, and Jacqueline Kerner
Chapter 6: Current Issues and Advances in Misinformation Research - Steven J. Frenda, Rebecca M. Nichols, and Elizabeth F. Loftus
Chapter 7: Eyewitness Identification: Probative Value, Criterion Shifts, and Policy Regarding the Sequential Lineup - Gary L. Wells
Chapter 8: Outsmarting the Liars: Toward a Cognitive Lie Detection Approach - Aldert Vrij, Par Anders Granhag, Samantha Mann, and Sharon Leal
Unit 3: Legal Psychology
Chapter 9: Expert Psychological Testimony - Brian L. Cutler, and Margaret Bull Kovera
Chapter 10: Are Forensic Experts Biased by the Side that Retained Them? - Daniel C. Murrie, Marcus T. Boccaccini, Lucy A. Guarnera, and Katrina A. Rufino
Chapter 11: Developmental Reversals in False Memory: A New Look at the Reliability of Children’s Evidence - C. J. Brainerd
Chapter 12: Future Directions in the Restoration of Competency to Stand Trial - Patricia A. Zapf, and Ronald Roesch
Chapter 13: The Utility of Scientific Jury Selection: Still Murky After 30 Years - Joel D. Lieberman
Chapter 14: Parental Divorce and Children’s Adjustment - Jennifer E. Lansford
Unit 4: Criminal Directions in Violence Risk Assessment
Chapter 15: Current Directions in Violence Risk Assessment - Jennifer L. Skeem, and John Monahan
Chapter 16: Risk Taking in Adolescence: New Perspectives from Brain and Behavioral Science - Laurence Steinberg
Chapter 17: The Teenage Brain: Adolescent Brain Research and the Law - Richard J. Bonnie, and Elizabeth S. Scott
Chapter 18: Infanticide and Neonaticide: A Review of 40 Years of Research Literature on Incidence and Causes - Theresa Porter, and Helen Gavin
Chapter 19: The Characteristics of Online Sex Offenders: A Meta-Analysis - Kelly M. Babchishin, R. Karl Hanson, and Chantal A. Hermann
Chapter 20: Child Abduction: An Overview of Current and Historical Perspectives - Monique C. Boudreaux, Wayne D. Lord, and Stephen E. Etter
Chapter 21: Mental Disorder, Predisposition, Prediction, and Ability to Control: Evaluating Sex Offenders for Civil Commitment - Richard W. Elwood
Unit 5: Victimology and Victim Services
Chapter 22: Exploitation in Older Adults: Social Vulnerability and Personal Competence Factors - Donna M. Pinsker, Ken McFarland, and Nancy A. Pachana
Chapter 23: Hate Crimes on Campus: Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Campus Safety - Rebecca L. Stotzer, Emily Hossellman
Chapter 24: Expect Respect Support Groups: Preliminary Evaluation of a Dating Violence Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth - Barbara Ball, Andra Teten Tharp, Rita K. Noonan, Linda Anne Valle, Merle E. Hamburger, Barri Rosenbluth
Chapter 25: Risk Assessment with Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Investigating the Gap Between Research and Practice - Lauren Bennett Cattaneo, and Aliya R. Chapman
Unit 6: Adult and Juvenile Corrections
Chapter 26: Job Satisfaction Among Psychologists Working in State Prisons: The Relative Impact of Facets Assessing Economics, Management, Relationships, and Perceived Organizational Support - Sally J. Mackain, Bryan Myers, Lara Ostapiej, R. Arne Newman
Chapter 27: Innovations in Correctional Assessment and Treatment - Robert K. Ax, Thomas J. Fagan, Philip R. Magaletta, Robert D. Morgan, David Nussbaum, and Thomas W. White
Chapter 28: Estimating the Mental Illness Component of Service Need in Corrections: Results From the Mental Health Prevalence Project - Philip R. Magaletta, Pamela M. Diamond, Erik Faust, Dawn M. Daggett , Scott D. Camp
Chapter 29: The Effect of a Cognitive Treatment Program for Male and Female Juvenile Offenders - Adrea Hahn McGlynn, Philip Hahn, and Michael P. Hagan
Chapter 30: Examining the Effectiveness of a Restorative Justice Program for Various Types of Juvenile Offenders - Kathleen J. Bergseth, and Jeffrey A. Bouffard
About the Author :
Curt R. Bartol was a college professor for more than 30 years, teaching a wide variety of both undergraduate and graduate courses, including Biopsychology, Criminal Behavior, Juvenile Delinquency, Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology, Profiling, and Psychology and Law. He earned his PhD in personality/social psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1972. He studied political science and law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under a fellowship from the National Institute for the Humanities (NIH). He was instrumental in creating and launching Castleton State College’s graduate program in forensic psychology and served as its director for 6 years. As a licensed clinical psychologist, he has been a consulting police psychologist to local, municipal, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for over 30 years. In addition to Introduction to Forensic Psychology, he has coauthored Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Approach (now in its 11th ed.), Juvenile Delinquency and Antisocial Behavior: A Developmental Perspective (3rd ed.), Criminal and Behavioral Profiling, and Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application (3rd ed.). He served as editor of SAGE’s Criminal Justice and Behavior: An International Journal, for 17 years. He also co-edited Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior (3rd ed.). Anne M. Bartol earned an MA and a PhD in criminal justice from State University of New York at Albany. She also holds an MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She taught criminal justice, sociology, and journalism courses over a 20-year college teaching career and has worked as a journalist and a social worker in child and adolescent protective services. In addition to Introduction to Forensic Psychology, she has coauthored Juvenile Delinquency: A Systems Approach; Delinquency and Justice: A Psychosocial Approach; Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application; Criminal Behavior; and Criminal and Behavioral Profiling. She co-edited Current Perspectives, has served as book review editor and managing editor of Criminal Justice and Behavior and has published articles on women and criminal justice, rural courts, and the history of forensic psychology.
