Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application

Table of Contents:
Part 1. Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction to Forensic Psychology The Forensic Sciences Forensic Psychology: An Overview Brief History of Forensic Psychology Forensic Psychology Today Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Forensic Social Work Ethical Issues Careers in Psychology Forensic Psychology as a Specialty Research and Practice Careers in Forensic Psychology Part 2: Police and Investigative Psychology Chapter 2: Police and Public Safety Psychology Police Psychology: A Developing Profession Forensic Assessment in Police and Public Safety Psychology Psychological Intervention Responsibilities Operational Responsibilities Consulting and Research Activities Chapter 3: Psychology of Investigations Investigative Psychology Profiling Problems With Profiling Police Interviewing and Interrogation Detection of Deception Forensic Hypnosis Eyewitness Evidence Pretrial Identification Methods Part 3: Legal Psychology Chapter 4: Consulting and Testifying Court Structure and Jurisdiction The Judicial Process The Assessment of Risk Trial and Litigation Consultation Expert Testimony Surviving the Witness Stand Chapter 5: Consulting With Criminal Courts Competency to Stand Trial Insanity Assessment of Criminal Responsibility Other Psychological Defenses Pertaining to Criminal Conduct Sentencing Evaluations Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Chapter 6: Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation Family or Domestic Courts Child Custody Evaluations Forensic Psychology and Civil Litigation Civil Capacities Involuntary Civil Commitment Sexual and Gender Harassment Part 4: Criminal Psychology Chapter 7: The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior The Juvenile Offender The Nature and Extent of Juvenile Offending The Developmental Perspective Adolescent Brain Development Developmental Factors in the Formation of Persistent Criminal Behavior Additional Social Developmental Influences Juvenile Firesetting: An Illustration of the Developmental Perspective The Criminal Psychopath Juvenile Psychopathy The Female Psychopath Racial/Ethnic Differences Treatment and Rehabilitation of Psychopaths Chapter 8: Psychology of Violence and Intimidation UCR Data on Violent Crime Gender, Race, and Ethnic Differences in Criminal Violence Theoretical Perspectives on Violence The Effects of Violent Media Threat Assessment Workplace Violence Criminal Homicide Hate or Bias Crimes Stalking: The Crime of Intimidation Chapter 9: Psychology of Sexual Assault Definitions of Sexual Assault and Rape Date or Acquaintance Rape Demographics of Men Who Rape Typologies of Men Who Rape Child Sex Offenders Female Sex Offender Typologies Online Child Sexual Predators Juvenile Sex Offenders Recidivism Rates of Sex Offenders Assessment of Sex Offenders Part 5: Victimology and Victim Services Chapter 10: Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime Multiculturalism and Victimization Legal Rights of Victims Crime Victimization Data Psychological Effects of Criminal Victimization Homicide Victimization Sexual Assault Victimization Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS) Internet Victimization Human Trafficking Chapter 11: Family Violence and Child Victimization Intimate Partner and Family Violence Child Abuse Repressed and Recovered Memories Roles of the Forensic Psychologist in Child Abuse Cases Child Abduction Elder Abuse and Neglect Part 6: Correctional Psychology Chapter 12: Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings Institutional Corrections Overview of Correctional Facilities Legal Rights of Inmates Roles of the Correctional Psychologist Psychological Assessment in Corrections Treatment and Rehabilitation in Correctional Facilities Treatment of Special Populations Obstacles to the Treatment of Inmates Community-Based Corrections Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice and Corrections Juvenile Courts A Brief History of the Juvenile Court Juvenile Assessment: An Overview Juvenile Amenability to Rehabilitation Out-of-Home Placements Psychological Treatment in Juvenile Facilities Approaches to Rehabilitation Glossary Cases Cited References Author Index Subject Index About the Authors

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.

Review :
“The text provides a great, general overview of different areas of criminal and civil forensic psychology.” “Among the existing textbooks, Bartol & Bartol’s book is not only a comprehensive textbook on knowledge and research in forensic psychology and psychology and law, it has a strong orientation to contemporary practice of the field.  The book covers the full scope of forensic psychology with chapters organized under the five sub disciplines:  legal psychology, police and public safety psychology, criminal psychology, victimology and victim services, and correctional psychology.  The book also covers some of the emerging areas in forensic psychology such as family forensic psychology, public safety psychology, investigative psychology, and forensic neuropsychology.”  “…an excellent overall introduction to the field of forensic psychology…provides a very comprehensive overview to the specialty areas of forensic psychology which is very important for students who may not know what forensic psychology is or how broad the field is." “Comprehensive, follows my model of forensic psychology and cost-efficient.”