Criminal or Forensic Psychology

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 ...