Forensic and criminal psychology

Abstract

1. What is forensic and criminal psychology? 2. The social context of crime 3. Crime and the public 4. Theories of crime 5. Juvenile offenders and beyond 6. Violent offenders 7. Sexual offenders 1: rapists 8. Sexual offenders 2: paedophiles and child molesters 9. Police psychology 10. Eyewitness testimony 11. Profile analysis 12. False allegations 13. False confessions 14. Lies, lie detecting and credibility: polygraphy and statement validity analysis 15. Children as witnesses 16. Mental illness and crime 17. Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court 18. Judges and lawyer 19. Juries and decision making 20. Effective prison 21. Assessment of risk, dangerousness and recidivism References Name index Subject index