Research Catalog

Title

The handbook of forensic psychology / edited by Allen K. Hess, Irving B. Weiner.

Publication

New York : John Wiley, c1999.

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Additional Authors

• Hess, Allen K., 1945-
• Weiner, Irving B.

Description

xii, 756 p. : ill., form; 26 cm.

Alternative Title

Forensic psychology

Subject

• Forensic Psychiatry
• Forensic Psychiatry
• Forensic psychology > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form

• Handbooks and manuals
• Handbooks and manuals.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• I. The context of forensic psychology. History of forensic psychology / Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol -- Defining forensic psychology / Allen K. Hess -- Accessing legal literature / Robert J. Van Der Velde. II. Applying psychology to civil proceedings. Mediating domestic law issues / Kathryn D. Hess and Paul Brinson -- Personality assessment in personal injury litigation / James N. Butcher and Kathryn B. Miller -- Assessing educational disabilities / Daniel J. Reschly -- Civil competency / Ralph Slovenko. III. Applying psychology to criminal proceedings. Dangerousness risk assessments : research, legal, and clinical considerations / Thomas R. Litwack and Louis B. Schlesinger -- Evaluating eyewitness testimony in adults and children / Gail S. Goodman ... [et al.] -- Assessing and aiding civil jury competence / Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Steven Penrod, and Larry Heuer -- Recommending probation and parole / Alfred B. Heilbrun -- Defining and assessing competency to stand trial / Ronald Roesch ... [et al.] -- Specific intent and diminished capacity / Charles R. Clark -- The assessment of criminal responsibility : current controversies / Stephen L. Golding ... [et al.] -- Forensic psychology and law enforcement / John T. Super -- Polygraph ("lie detector") testing : the state of the art / William G. Iacono and Christopher J. Patrick -- Forensic uses of hypnosis / Alan W. Scheflin, Herbert Spiegel, and David Spiegel.
• IV. Communicating expert opinions. Writing forensic reports / Irving B. Weiner -- Serving as an expert witness / Allan K. Hess. V. Intervening with offenders. Interventions : punishment, diversion, and alternative routes to crime prevention / Joan McCord -- Practicing psychology in correctional settings : assessment, treatment, and substance abuse programs / Michael A. Milan, Christopher E. Chin, and Quang Xuan Nguyen -- Psychotherapy with criminal offenders / Max J. Mobley -- Diagnosing and treating sexual offenders / William L. Marshall. VI. Professional issues. Practicing principled forensic psychology : legal, ethical, and moral considerations / Allen K. Hess -- Training in forensic psychology and the law / Gary B. Melton, Matthew T. Huss, and Alan J. Tomkins.

ISBN

0471177717 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^98023732^

OCLC

39069502

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library