| Description |
vii, 545 pages ; cm. |
| Series |
APA handbooks in psychology |
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APA handbooks in psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Victim and offender groups -- pt. 2. Criminal investigations and jury trials -- pt. 3. Sentencing and incarceration. |
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Children as Witnesses / Debra Ann Poole, Sonja P. Brubacher, and Jason J. Dickinson -- Juvenile Offenders / Jennifer L. Woolard, Sarah Vidal, and Erika Fountain -- Elders and the Justice System / Eve M. Brank and Lindsey E. Wylie -- Female Offenders / Tonia L. Nicholls, Keith R. Cruise, Duncan Greig, and Holly Hinz -- Race in the Justice System / Jennifer S. Hunt -- Investigative Psychology / Paul J. Taylor, Brent Snook, Craig Bennell, and Louise Porter -- Eyewitness Memory / Nancy K. Steblay -- Deception Detection / Aldert Vrij -- Confessions / Saul M. Kassin, Jennifer T. Perillo, Sara C. Appleby, and Jeff Kukucka -- Jury Decision Making / Margaret Bull Kovera and Lora M. Levett -- Media and the Law / Jennifer Groscup -- Procedural Justice / Diane Sivasubramaniam and Larry Heuer -- Probation and Parole / Jill Viglione and Faye S. Taxman -- Sentencing / R. Barry Ruback -- Prison Overcrowding / Craig Haney -- Community Corrections / Erin Crites, Courtney Porter, and Faye S. Taxman -- The Death Penalty / Craig Haney, Joanna Weill, and Mona Lynch. |
| Summary |
"The APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology consolidates and advances knowledge about the scientific foundations and practical application of psychology to law, the practice of law, and law-related policy. Drawing upon contemporary psychological research and practice, this Handbook provides a thorough, up-to-date, and far-reaching reference on forensic psychological issues that are important to researchers, practitioners and students in psychology, other social sciences and practice disciplines, and law. The Handbook is divided into 2 Volumes. Volume 2 is comprised of three sections: Victim and Offender Groups; Criminal Investigations and Jury Trials; and Sentencing and Incarceration"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Forensic psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Forensic Psychiatry.
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Forensic psychology. (OCoLC)fst00932009
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks, manuals, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Added Author |
Cutler, Brian L.
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Zapf, Patricia A., 1971-
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| Added Title |
Handbook of forensic psychology |
| Other Form: |
Original (DLC) 2014014393 |
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