Forensic Psychology: A Guide to Practice,9780415132909

Forensic Psychology: A Guide to Practice

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ISBN13: 9780415132909
ISBN10: 0415132908
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-06-05
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

Forensic Psychologyis the first practical and fully comprehensive guide to the practice of forensic psychology. It provides clear, detailed instructions on the basic skills, techniques and professional issues involved. It explains the history, development and application of forensic psychology, the sort of evidence that might be produced and how it can be applied. The authors cover topics such as offender profiling, psychometric testing, expert testimony, psychological autopsy and polygraph testing, and consider issues such as professional and ethical problems, and the need for training.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
ix(2)
Preface xi
1 Introduction
1(5)
A definition of forensic psychology
1(2)
A practical guide
3(3)
2 Historical background
6(18)
Introduction
6(1)
Pre-Victorian developments
7(1)
Nineteenth-century developments
8(2)
Early-twentieth-century developments
10(4)
Postwar developments in the UK
14(4)
Changes in forensic psychology practice
18(4)
Conclusions
22(2)
3 Surveys into psychological evidence in court
24(12)
Introduction
24(1)
Castell's 1965 survey
25(1)
The 1984 BPS survey
26(2)
The 1995 BPS survey
28(5)
The Edmondson survey
33(1)
Conclusions
34(2)
4 Ethical and professional issues
36(31)
Introduction
36(1)
The BPS code of conduct
37(2)
American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Code
39(3)
Notes, test material and documents
42(1)
The BPS Investigatory Committee
42(2)
Recent surveys into ethical dilemmas
44(2)
Contractual duties
46(1)
Confidentiality
47(3)
Roles and emotional conflicts
50(1)
Impartiality
51(6)
A multiplicity of ethical codes
57(1)
Professional liability
57(1)
Law of contract
58(1)
Law of tort
59(3)
Defamation
62(1)
Negligence
63(1)
Defences in tort
64(1)
Crimes
65(1)
Conclusions
66(1)
5 The roles of the forensic psychologist
67(12)
Introduction
67(1)
Clinical (assessment) role
68(2)
The experimental role
70(2)
The actuarial role
72(1)
The advisory role
73(2)
Psychological versus psychiatric evidence
75(3)
Conclusions
78(1)
6 Psychological testing
79(22)
Introduction
79(1)
Concepts and principles of psychological testing
80(2)
The purpose of psychological tests
82(1)
Normative scores
83(2)
Mental age
85(1)
Reliability
86(1)
Validity
87(1)
Selection and use of tests
88(2)
Interpretation of test scores
90(1)
Client's background history
90(1)
Mental state examination
91(5)
Malingering and `faking bad'
96(2)
Tests of competencies
98(1)
The control of psychological tests
99(1)
Conclusions
99(2)
7 Psycholinguistic techniques
101(19)
Introduction
101(1)
Stylometry
102(2)
Linguistic applications by computer
104(2)
The Flesch-Kincaid Index
106(1)
The Gunning FOG Index
107(1)
Corpus linguistics
108(2)
The Cusum plot
110(1)
Suicide note analysis
111(1)
Analysing auditory material
111(3)
The ESDA techniques
114(1)
Graphical analysis
115(1)
Statement Reality Analysis
115(4)
Conclusions
119(1)
8 Civil cases
120(35)
Introduction
120(1)
Civil law
120(1)
Civil and criminal law: similarities and differences
121(5)
Branches of civil law
126(1)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
127(1)
Family law
128(3)
Maritime law
131(2)
Mercantile law
133(1)
Law of equity
134(1)
Court of Protection
134(5)
Law of probate
139(1)
Coroner's Court
140(3)
Canon law
143(2)
Administrative law
145(3)
Statutory inquiries
148(3)
Conclusions
151(4)
9 Criminal cases
155(27)
Introduction
155(1)
Courts of criminal jurisdiction
156(3)
Stages in criminal proceedings
159(10)
Admissibility of expert evidence
169(4)
Profiling as expert evidence
173(3)
Disputed confessions
176(2)
Offenders' attribution of blame for their crime
178(1)
Amnesia
178(1)
Recovered memories
179(1)
Conclusions
180(2)
10 The assessment and the testimony: a psychological framework
182(21)
Introduction
182(1)
General advice
182(1)
The referral
183(4)
The assessment
187(3)
The report
190(5)
Pretrial preparation
195(1)
Attending court
196(1)
The testimony
197(4)
Conclusions
201(2)
11 Conclusions
203(9)
Forensic psychology in a nutshell
203(3)
Contemporary problems in forensic psychology practice
206(4)
The future of forensic psychology
210(2)
Cases cited 212(2)
References 214(18)
Index 232

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