Criminal or Forensic Psychology

Discover this edge-of-your-seat journey into the darkest depths of the human mind from forensic psychiatrist Dr Duncan HardingA must-read for reade...

People who use forensic mental health services are defined by the fact that they have violated boundaries, often in many ways. For clinicians emplo...

This multi-contributor, multi-faceted book takes a comprehensive look at Non-violent Resistance (NVR) and New Authority techniques from theory thro...

Exploring the first purpose-built prison community of its kind, the HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community, this book provides the most comprehensive c...

Exploring the first purpose-built prison community of its kind, the HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community, this book provides the most comprehensive c...

O'Hagan explores the phenomenon of filicide, a deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter. Examining over 120 cases of filic...

This book explores the accounts given by white-collar crime offenders to defend their criminal behaviour in order to preserve their characters and ...

An Irish Times and The i Book of 2022'Tense and intimate . . . an education' - Geoff Dyer'Enriching, sobering and at times heartrending. A wonder' ...

Communication in Investigative and Legal Contexts Despite a number of research studies, there remain significant differences of opinion among psych...

Forensic Psychology is designed for use in forensic psychology courses and can also be incorporated in sociology, criminology, or criminal justice ...

Nineteenth-Century Female Poisoners investigates the Essex poisoning trials of 1846 to 1851 where three women were charged with using arsenic to ki...

Domestic violence in adolescent romantic relationships is an increasingly important and only recently acknowledged social issue. This book provides...

In an age of rapid advances in behavioural genetics, this book applies a unique genetic-social framework to the study of crime and criminal behavio...

This book offers reflections on emerging issues in psychiatry today, told through the lens of interviews conducted with patients of the former Fore...

Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can 'walk through the minds' of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through...

For fans of Mindhunter, Criminal Minds, and My Favorite Murder, a riveting memoir of a trailblazing woman's life hunting down serial killers as one...

Managing Fear examines the growing use of risk assessment as it relates to preventive detention and supervision schemes for offenders perceived to ...

A fascinating guide on the psychology of crime Thinking of a career that indulges your CSI fantasies? Want to understand the psychology of crime? ...

This informative and entertaining book, peppered with personal anecdotes and rich in case studies, adopts a unique approach to studying the causes ...

Over the last 50 years family justice systems in the United States and elsewhere have evolved from a predominant adversarial approach focused on li...

By some estimates, there are as many as twelve million psychopaths in the United States alone. Cold-blooded, remorseless, and strangely charismatic...

This book provides a novel approach to the social scientific study of violence. It argues for an 'extended' definition of violence in order to avoi...

Intense, intricate and packed with intrigue...a thrilling and addictive read. B.A. ParisIt seems too good to be trueWhen struggling writer Sebastia...

Evaluations of a defendant's competence to stand trial (CST) are probably the most frequently performed forensic evaluations, with estimates in the...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

As financial markets expand globally in response to economic and technological developments of the twenty-first century, our understanding and expe...

A shocking look at how the idea of romantic love can justify and excuse the killing of women by their partners, and lead to sympathy and reduced se...

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Sohom Das diagnoses, treats and rehabilitates mentally ill offenders - or the 'criminally insane' - in prisons and secure ...

Working in forensic services requires clinicians to deal with complex trauma on both a professional and personal basis. Professionally, they must c...

Enter the fascinating world of crime scene investigation. As seen on BBC 2's Forensics: the Real CSI.I WORK WITH THE MURDERED DEAD.My job isnt like...

Forensic science is often important in criminal cases, so criminal justice professionals, including lawyers and forensic scene investigators, must ...