Applied criminal psychology; a guide to forensic behavioral sciences.

9780398078423

Applied criminal psychology; a guide to forensic behavioral sciences.

Ed. by Richard N. Kocsis.

C.C. Thomas

2009

286 pages

$65.95

Hardcover

HV6080

Forensic psychologists and related professionals from the US and Europe introduce the range of concerns and approaches in the field. They look at various forms of mental disorder and their relationship with or manifestation in criminal behavior, deceit, eyewitness memory, confessions, and applying psychology in investigating or responding to crime. Specific topics include antisocial behaviors and personality disorders, risk assessment, cognitive interviewing, forensic hypnosis, physiological autopsy, and crisis negotiation.

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