Criminal or forensic psychology Books

Book SynopsisThis book revisits the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. It seeks to reconcile the contradictions and controversies about his life that underscore the broader US unsolved murder problem, one that is estimated at between 250,000 to 350,000 open, unresolved, or cold cases. The incidence of crime is far greater than is captured by official statistics; most offenses are never detected, a concept known as the dark figure of crime which is explored here. Drawing on 25 years of practitioner, research, and consultant experiences with the most violent criminals, this book offers solutions toward clearing the current backlog of unsolved murders in the United States many of which were never reported and disproportionately perpetrated by offenders like Bundy. This compelling book speaks to students, academics and readers interested in true crime, serial murder, homicide and criminal justice. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Dark Figure of Crime.- Chapter 3: Asymmetry.- Chapter 4: Clinical.- Chapter 5: The Entity.- Chapter 6: Timeline.- Chapter 7: The Open Road.- Chapter 8: Unsolved.- Chapter 9: No Body, No Crime.- Chapter 10: What Would Have to Be True?.- Chapter 11: Resolution.- Author Biographical Sketch.- References.- Index.- Endnotes.

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Book SynopsisSocial psychologist James Waller uncovers the internal and external factors that can lead ordinary people to commit extraordinary acts of evil. Waller offers a sophisticated and comprehensive psychological view of how anyone can potentially participate in heinous crimes against humanity. He outlines the evolutionary forces that shape human nature, the individual dispositions that are more likely to engage in acts of evil, and the context of cruelty in which these extraordinary acts can emerge. Eyewitness accounts are presented at the end of each chapter. In this second edition, Waller has revised and updated eyewitness accounts and substantially reworked Part II of the book, removing the chapter about human nature and evolutionary adaptations, and instead using this evolutionary perspective as a base for his entire model of human evil.Trade Review"...offers a psychological explanation as to why some human beings are so deliberately harmful to others...A fascinating glimpse of evolutionary psychology is presented... an eyewitness account of inhumanity."--Journal of American Medicine AssociationTable of ContentsPART I. WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN EVIL?; PART II. HOW DO ORDINARY PEOPLE COMMIT GENOCIDE AND MASS KILLING?; PART III. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED, AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

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Book SynopsisForensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court. Volumes include the following helpful features: Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference In making recommendations for best practice, authors consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consisTrade ReviewThrough Evaluation of Sexually Violent Predators, Witt and Conroy have made an important contribution toward consensus building in this field. Their book, a well organized guide for best practices, successfully adds theory-driven and empirically supported structure to SVP evaluation while alerting clinicians to the limits of our expertise...Any student, academician, clinician or lawyer who has an interest or stake in the accurate assessment of sexual offenders will benefit from reading it. * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsFoundation 1: The Legal Context 2: Forensic Mental Health Concepts 3: Empirical Foundations and Limits Application 4: Preparation for Evaluation 5: Data Collection 6: Interpretation 7: Report Writing and Testimony References Tests and Specialized Tools Cases and Statutes Glossary Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisForensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court. Volumes include the following helpful features: - Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations - Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls - Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes - Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference - Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topic In making recommendations for best practice, authos consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consistency with ethical and professional standards. These volumes offer invaluable guidance for anyone involved in conducting or using forensic evaluations.Trade Review"The references are up to date and the index is useful... [The information] is useful and presented in an engaging manner."--Doody's Health Sciences ReviewTable of ContentsFoundation 1: The Legal Context 2: Forensic Mental Health Concepts 3: Empirical Foundations and Limits Application 4: Preparation for Evaluation 5: Data Collection 6: Interpretation 7: Report Writing and Testimony References Tests and Specialized Tools Cases and Statutes Glossary Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThe insanity defense is one of the oldest fixtures of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Though it is available to people charged with virtually any crime, and is often employed without controversy, homicide defendants who raise the insanity defense are often viewed by the public and even the legal system as trying to get away with murder. Often it seems that legal result of an insanity defense is unpredictable, and is determined not by the defendants mental state, but by their lawyers and psychologists influence. From the thousands of murder cases in which defendants have claimed insanity, Doctor Ewing has chosen ten of the most influential and widely varied. Some were successful in their insanity plea, while others were rejected. Some of the defendants remain household names years after the fact, like Jack Ruby, while others were never nationally publicized. Regardless of the circumstances, each case considered here was extremely controversial, hotly contested, and relied heavily oTable of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; 1. Jacob Rubenstein ; 2. Robert Torsney ; 3. David Berkowitz ; 4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr ; 5. Arthur Shawcross ; 6. Scott Panetti ; 7. Eric Smith ; 8. Andrew Goldstein ; 9. Eric Michael Clark ; 10. Andrea Yates ; Epilogue

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Book SynopsisForensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.Volumes include the following helpful features:- Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations- Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls- Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes- Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference- Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topicIn making recommendations for best practice, authors coTable of ContentsFOUNDATION ; Chapter 1: The Legal Context ; Chapter 2: Forensic Mental Health Concepts ; Chapter 3: Empirical Foundations and Limits ; APPLICATION ; Chapter 4 : Preparation for the Evaluation ; Chapter 5: Data Collection ; Chapter 6: Interpretation ; Chapter 7: Report Writing and Testimony ; References ; Tests and Specialized Tools ; Cases and Statutes ; Key Terms ; Index ; About the Authors

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Book SynopsisForensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.Volumes include the following helpful features:- Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluations- Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfalls- Highlighting of relevant case law and statutes- Separate list of assessment tools for easy reference- Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topicIn making recommendations for best practice, authors cTrade Review"This is an excellent step-by-step guide through the evaluative process with practical information. It is an invaluable tool for clinicians entering the field, although seasoned veterans can learn from it as well. This should be in the libraries of forensic psychologists." -- Doody'sTable of ContentsFOUNDATION; APPLICATION; REFERENCES; TESTS AND SPECIALIZED TOOLS; CASES AND STATUTES; KEY TERMS; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Book SynopsisOver the past three decades, the American criminal justice system has become unapologetically punitive. High rates of incarceration and frequent use of long-term segregation have become commonplace, with little concern for evidence that such practices make the public safer - and as the editors of this groundbreaking volume assert, they do not. Bringing together experts in the fields of social science, forensic psychology and criminal justice, Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending addresses what truly works in reducing violent offending. Promoting an approach to correctional policy grounded in an evidence-based and nuanced understanding of human behavior, leading authorities from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain offer specific and practical strategies for improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Beginning by covering the history and scope of violent crime and incarceration in the U.S., this pioneering volume offers clear and practical recommendations fTrade ReviewAn academically rigorous yet accessible book edited by Dvoskin, Skeem, Novaco, and Douglas, that intelligently explores gaps between empirical knowledge and criminal justice practice, and offers practical solutions to encourage researchers and policy makers to work together to create more informed policies. * PsycCritiques *Table of ContentsSeries Foreword ; Preface ; Contributors ; Part I. Defining the Problem: Crime, Incarceration, and Recidivism in the U.S. ; Chapter 1. Crime and rates of incarceration in the U.S. ; Alfred Blumstein ; Chapter 2. A short history of corrections: The rise, fall, and resurrection of rehabilitation through treatment ; Clive R. Hollin ; Part II. Targeting Contextual Contributors to the Problem ; Chapter 3. Contextual Influences on Violence ; David P. Farrington ; Chapter 4. The good, the bad, and the ugly of electronic media ; Muniba Saleem and Craig A. Anderson ; Chapter 5. Public attitudes and punitive policies ; Tom R. Tyler and Lindsay E. Rankin ; Part III. Improving Our Approach to Individual Offenders ; Chapter 6. The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model of Correctional Assessment and Treatment ; Donald Andrews ; Chapter 7. Assessment and Treatment Strategies for Correctional Institutions ; Paul Gendreau and Paula Smith ; Chapter 8. Putting Science to Work: How the Principles of Risk, Responsivity and Need Apply to Reentry ; Susan Turner and Joan Petersilia ; Chapter 9. Reducing recidivism and violence among offending youth ; Barbara Oudekerk and Dickon Reppucci ; Chapter 10. Extending rehabilitative principles to violent sex offenders ; Judith V. Becker and Jill D. Stinson ; Chapter 11. Extending violence reduction principles to justice-involved persons with mental illness ; John Monahan and Henry J. Steadman ; Part IV. A Way Forward ; Chapter 12. Addressing system inertia to effect change ; James McGuire ; Chapter 13. What if psychology redesigned the criminal justice system? (Editors) ; Joel A. Dvoskin, Jennifer L. Skeem, Raymond W. Novaco, and Kevin S. Douglas ; Index

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Book SynopsisAs an increasing range of expert evidence becomes available to it, the criminal justice system must answer a series of questions such as: should experts be permitted to give evidence on the credibility of witnesses? This work explores these issues, utilizing work in a number of disciplines.Trade ReviewMike Redmayne writes perceptively ... The breadth of the book is one of its strengths ... Redmayne excels at clearing the underbrush from the British opinions - stripping away the stated reasons in an attempt to discern the existence of unstated reasons. * Jurimetrics Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Constructing Cases with Science ; 3. Probability Models in Forensic Science ; 4. Presenting Probabilities in Court ; 5. The Admissibility of Expert Evidence: (1) Evidentiary Reliability ; 6. The Admissibility of Expert Evidence: (2) The Rule in R. v. Turner ; 7. Adversarial Experts ; Index

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Book SynopsisPediatric Forensic Neuropsychology is the premier reference text on the practice and process of civil forensic neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents. Written by an expert group of authors, this text is a comprehensive and authoritative guide for neuropsychologists who engage in forensic work.Trade ReviewThis book is highly recommended for anyone engaged or thinking about engaging in pediatric forensic neuropsychology. There is unparalleled coverage of oft-forgotten issues in assessment that will assist clinicians under scrutiny, and the information is frequently specific to pediatric evaluations without being redundant or generic, as tends to be the case with so many forensic books. 5 stars! * Doody's Review *Table of ContentsContributors ; Introduction ; PART ONE: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Psychometric Issues in Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology ; 1. Pediatric Neuropsychology in Forensic Proceedings: Roles and Procedures in the Courtroom and Beyond ; Jerry J. Sweet and Michael Westerveld ; 2. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology ; Shane S. Bush, William S. MacAllister, and Alan Goldberg ; 3. Basic Psychometrics and Test Selection for an Independent Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology Evaluation ; Cecil R. Reynolds and Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr. ; 4. Improving Accuracy When Identifying Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessments ; Brian L. Brooks and Grant L. Iverson ; 5. Interpreting Change in Repeated Neuropsychological Assessments of Children ; Grant L. Iverson ; 6. Differential Diagnosis of Malingering and Related Clinical Presentations ; Daniel J. Slick and Elisabeth M.S. Sherman ; 7. Overview of Tests and Techniques to Detect Negative Response Bias in Children ; Michael W. Kirkwood ; 8. Forensic Issues in Neuropsychological Assessment: Culture and Language ; Danielle N. Landwher and Antolin M. Llorente ; 9. Interpretive Confounds in the Independent Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluation ; Jacobus Donders ; PART TWO: Applied Clinical Issues in Pediatric Forensic Neuropsychology ; 10. Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ; Gerard A. Gioia, Christopher G. Vaughan, and Peter K. Isquith ; 11. Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children With Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury ; Keith Owen Yeates ; 12. Preinjury and Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Forensic Cases ; Jeffrey E. Max, Russell J. Schachar, and Tisha J. Ornstein ; 13. Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children in Medical Malpractice Cases ; Ida Sue Baron and Joel E. Morgan ; 14. Neuropsychological Contributions to Independent Education Evaluations: Forensic Perspectives ; Lisa G. Hahn and Joel E. Morgan ; PART THREE: The Pediatric Forensic Toolbox ; Exhibit A. Sample Consultant-Attorney Agreement ; Exhibit B. Sample Pediatric Forensic Informed Consent Form (Short Version) ; Exhibit C. Sample Pediatric Forensic Informed Consent Form (Longer Version) ; Exhibit D. Sample Letter to Parents About Neuropsychological Assessment ; Exhibit E. Sample Letter to Teacher About Neuropsychological Assessment ; Exhibit F. Sample Consent Form for Release of Information From School ; Exhibit G. Checklist for a Pediatric Independent Neuropsychological Evaluation Interview ; Exhibit H. Sample Traumatic Brain Injury Interview Form ; Exhibit I. Sample Background and History Questionnaire ; Index

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Book SynopsisJoanna Clarke is Course Director of the MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology at the University of York, UK. She has spent over 20 years working with offenders and staff in prison and community settings, and her research interests focus on factors that promote professional resilience in critical occupations. Pam Wilsonis Director of Pamela Wilson Associates Ltd, which specialises in criminal justice psychology. Shewas previouslya consultant psychologist in HM Prison Service where she worked to develop management and treatment strategies for high-risk offenders.Trade Review"A much needed book, explaining the actual practice of forensic psychology in this country from experts in each area. The contents are superb, including controversial and contemporary topics such as gangs." - Dr Amanda Roberts, University of East London, UK "This volume will be an invaluable addition to anyone in the field, whether they are practitioners, students or academics. In this edited book there are important contributions from those working in the field, covering the broad range of topics pertinent to forensic psychology in the UK and elsewhere." - Professor Anthony Beech, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; P.Wilson Theories of Crime; R.Milner Interviewing Forensic Clients; J.Clarke Forensic Assessment; M.Fletcher Case Formulation; R.Bell Report Writing; S.Evershed Motivational Report Disclosure; R.Milner and T.Brookes Working with Juvenile Offenders; K.Barnes and R.Fitter Internet Sex Offenders; M.Shirley Female Offenders; P.Coombes Sexual Offenders; P.Willmot Gangs; P.Summers Victims of Crime; S.Barnes The Resilient Practitioner; J.Clarke.

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Book SynopsisPassionate, courageous, and at times controversial, The Anatomy of Violence is a ground-breaking work that will challenge your core human values and perspectives on violence.Why do some kids from good environments become mass murderers? Is there actually such a thing as a natural born killer? And, if so, what can we do to identify and treat those born with a predisposition to criminal behavior? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has sought answers to these questions through his pioneering research on the biological basis for violence. In this book, he presents the growing body of evidence that shows how genetics and environmental influences can conspire to create a criminal brain, and how something as seemingly innocent as a low resting heart rate can give rise to a violent personality. Bristling with ingenious experiments, surprising data, and shocking case studies, this is also a clear-eyed inquiry into the thorny ethical issues this science raises about prevention and punishment. 

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Book SynopsisThrough studies of beheaded Irish traitors, smugglers hung in chains on the English coast, suicides subjected to the surgeon's knife in Dresden and the burial of executed Nazi war criminals, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the history of capital punishment.Trade Review“A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse is a fascinating set of essays that explore not only the socio-political contexts of the death penalty, but also the fate of the condemned after their deaths. … It will be of interest to scholars of the criminal law, punishment, state-society relations, and the cultural history of death and the body.” (Michael Meranze, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, clcjbooks.rutgers.edu, January, 2017)Table of ContentsForeword; Pieter Spierenburg Introduction: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse; Richard Ward: This chapter is available open access under a CC BY license via palgraveconnect.com. 1. Punishing the Dead: Execution and the Executed Body in Eighteenth-Century Ireland; James Kelly 2. 'For the Benefit of Example': Crime-Scene Executions in England, 1720-1830; Steve Poole 3. The Gibbet in the Landscape: Locating the Criminal Corpse in Mid-Eighteenth-Century England; Zoe Dyndor: This chapter is available open access under a CC BY license via palgraveconnect.com. 4. Never Equal before Death: Three Experiences of Dying as seen through Eighteenth-Century French Executions; Pascal Bastien 5. The Ill-Treated Body: Punishing and Utilizing the Early Modern Suicide Corpse; Alexander Kastner and Evelyne Luef 6. Execution and its Aftermath in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire; Clare Anderson 7. Strangled by the Chinese and Kept 'Alive' by the British: Two Infamous Executions and the Discourse of Chinese Legal Despotism; Song-Chuan Chen 8. Dismembering and Remembering the Body: Execution and Post-Execution Display in Africa, c.1870-2000; Stacey Hynd 9. Burying the Past? The Post-Execution History of Nazi War Criminals; Caroline Sharples

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the experiences of prisoners in England & Wales sentenced when relatively young to very long life sentences (with minimum terms of fifteen years or more). Based on a major study, including almost 150 interviews with men and women at various sentence stages and over 300 surveys, it explores the ways in which long-term prisoners respond to their convictions, adapt to the various challenges that they encounter and re-construct their lives within and beyond the prison. Focussing on such matters as personal identity, relationships with family and friends, and the management of time, the book argues that long-term imprisonment entails a profound confrontation with the self. It provides detailed insight into how such prisoners deal with the everyday burdens of their situation, feelings of injustice, anger and shame, and the need to find some sense of hope, control and meaning in their lives. In doing so, it exposes the nature and consequences of the life-changing termsTrade Review“The book offers a valuable and important contribution to sociological literature on long-term and life imprisonment. … The book presents honest and authentic accounts to reconsider the challenging implications of the topics explored. It contributes to social, criminological and geographical studies of incarceration and life course literature and will be of great interest to readers across these fields.” (Jayne Price, The British Journal of Criminology, April 21, 2020) Table of ContentsChapter One ..............................................................................................................................................Introduction...............................................................................................................................The abolition of capital punishment and the growth of the long life sentence ...............................The ‘tariff’ system for life-sentenced prisoners ................................................................................The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Schedule 21).....................................................................................The up-tariffing of ‘knife homicides’ and the rise of ‘joint enterprise’ .............................................Defining ‘long-term’ imprisonment...................................................................................................Understanding long-term imprisonment ..........................................................................................The impact of long-term imprisonment ............................................................................................Long-term imprisonment from young adulthood .............................................................................Chapter Two ..............................................................................................................................................Methods ....................................................................................................................................Research design .................................................................................................................................Access ................................................................................................................................................Ethics..................................................................................................................................................Interviews ..........................................................................................................................................Interview sample ..........................................................................................................................Surveys............................................................................................................................................... Development of the survey instrument .......................................................................................Conducting team research ................................................................................................................The research process .........................................................................................................................Interviewing women .....................................................................................................................Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................Interview analysis .........................................................................................................................Survey analysis..............................................................................................................................Methodological issues .......................................................................................................................Chapter Three............................................................................................................................................Pen portraits .............................................................................................................................. Seb, 20s, early-stage ..........................................................................................................................Gail, late-stage ...................................................................................................................................Campbell, 30s, mid-stage ..................................................................................................................Deena, 20s, mid-stage .......................................................................................................................Richard, 50s, post-tariff .....................................................................................................................Mahmood, 30s, mid-stage.................................................................................................................Chapter Four..............................................................................................................................................The early years ......................................................................................................................................Being ‘in shock’: acute stress reactions to conviction, sentencing and initial incarceration ............ Post-conviction: the initial pains of long indeterminate sentences.................................................. Existential dislocation and biographical rupture...............................................................................The affective dimensions of long indeterminate sentences ............................................................. Anger.............................................................................................................................................Surviving the early stage....................................................................................................................Suppression ..................................................................................................................................Escape ...........................................................................................................................................‘Jailing’ ..........................................................................................................................................Sublimation ...................................................................................................................................Concluding comments: ‘you just cope; you've got no other choice’ ................................................Chapter Five...............................................................................................................................................Coping and Adaptation .........................................................................................................................Stasis and survival ..............................................................................................................................‘Coming to terms’ ..............................................................................................................................‘Settling down’ and moving on: precipitating factors ....................................................................... Discourses of adaptation ...................................................................................................................Control ...............................................................................................................................................Hope, meaning and purposeHope, meaning, purpose and coping: faith and educationCoping, faith and educationDoing time, authority and compliance ..............................................................................................Enduring and emergent problems.....................................................................................................Projects and concerns........................................................................................................................Discussion .......................................................................................................................................... Chapter Six.................................................................................................................................................Social relations ......................................................................................................................................Dislocation of social world – natal and nuclear family......................................................................The rupturing of intimate relationships .......................................................................................Estrangement from family ............................................................................................................Worries about family .........................................................................................................................Impact on family members’ psychological and physical wellbeing.............................................. Impact on family life .....................................................................................................................Repercussions for family ..............................................................................................................Compromised role identities .............................................................................................................Male prisoners as sons .................................................................................................................Women as mothers ......................................................................................................................Dislocation from social world - peers ................................................................................................Reforming a social world in prison ....................................................................................................Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................Chapter Seven ...........................................................................................................................................Identity and the self ..............................................................................................................................Dislocation from the self ...................................................................................................................Social dislocation and self-identity ....................................................................................................Environmental demands...............................................................................................................Self-reconstruction (i): implications of the offence for identity........................................................Self-reconstruction (ii): making sense of the changing self............................................................... The ethical self ............................................................................................................................Post-traumatic growth and the ‘stronger, better self’ ................................................................. The more mature self ...................................................................................................................Finding the ‘real me’: The developed authentic self ........................................................................Chapter Eight.............................................................................................................................................Time and place ......................................................................................................................................Temporal vertigo ...............................................................................................................................Living ‘day-by-day’ .............................................................................................................................Time strategies ..................................................................................................................................The experience of time ...................................................................................................................... The prison as a non-place ..................................................................................................................Time strategies II ...............................................................................................................................Contextual maturity...........................................................................................................................Time and release................................................................................................................................Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................Chapter Nine .............................................................................................................................................Discussion ..............................................................................................................................................

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Book SynopsisWhat turns an apparently 'normal' individual into a killer?Many people who commit "rage type" murders have no history of violence. Using psychoanalytic theory and a number of case studies, this book isolates key psychological factors that appear to help explain why such acts of extreme violence occur.Starting from a psychoanalytic standpoint, Psychoanalysis, Violence and Rage-Type Murder argues for a pluralistic approach to understanding aggression, and claims that the origins of aggression have no single source or cause. Drawing broadly on psychological, criminological and psychoanalytic research the author outlines the clinical features of the act and explores the possible role that psychopathology and personality might play in the build up to murder. These observations raise a number of questions about the so-called 'normality' of the individual alongside the capacity to commit murder, and how we might understand the stability of such offenders. Psychoanalysis, Violence and Rage-Type Murder will be of great interest to psychotherapists, forensic psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, psychologists, criminologists and health care workers.Table of ContentsPeter Fonagy, Foreword. Introduction. Part I: Aggression and Violence in Psychoanalysis. Aggression, Rage and Violence. Seven Intrapsychic Dimensions of Violence. Part II: Investigating Rage-Type Murder. The Act. Explosive Violence, Mental Illness and Personality. Formulations of Rage-Type Murder: Past and Recent Contributions. Part III: Intrapsychic Dimensions of Rage-Type Murder. The Narcissistic Exoskeleton: The Defensive Organization of the Rage-Type Murder. Representational Capacity Internal Objects and Situational Factors. Trauma Phantasy/Fantasy and Sexuality. The Act Revisited. Some Thoughts on Assessment Treatment and Prevention. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisDesigned to serve as a complete reference guide for psychiatrists, social workers, those working in law enforcement, and students of forensic medicine and psychology Understanding Necrophilia: A Global Multidisciplinary Approach features the writing of experts from around the world who share professional, cultural, social, and legal insights on the subject.This interdisciplinary text provides a balanced and applied approach to studying necrophilia, and examines the phenomenon from the perspectives of abnormal and social psychology, cultural sociology, criminology, criminal justice, forensic anthropology, medical pathology, and legal systems. Specific topics include historical, legal, definitional, and ethical issues surrounding necrophilia, its etiology, paraphilic co-morbidities, and various typologies and links to homicide.Comprehensive and ground-breaking, Understanding Necrophilia is a well-researched, fearless academic examination of a topic that is both challenging and disturbing, and the author contributions are informative yet sensitive. Understanding Necrophilia can serve as a stand-alone text and is also an excellent supplement to standard textbooks on forensic psychology, criminology, and sexual deviance.

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Book SynopsisThis brief explores the current theories, trends, risk factors, and intervention efforts related to juvenile crime. Although arrest rates for juveniles in the US have declined over the last two decades, the amount of severe crimes warrants increased examination as the US reports higher rates than most other developed countries. The authors examine individual, family, and environmental risk and protective factors for juvenile crime, while considering the need for better integration of treatment into critically at-risk areas of the community. Covering notable topics of interest for researchers and public policy makers alike, this brief provides an overview of factors and trends related to juvenile crime, aiming to support more effective, evidence-based treatment and prevention. Table of Contents1. Theories of Juvenile Delinquency.- 2. Examining Trends of Youthful Offenders.- 3. Risk and Protective Factors for Delinquency.- 4. Treatment and Intervention Strategies for Youthful Offenders.

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Book SynopsisThis brief serves to educate readers about the sovereign citizen movement, presenting relevant case studies and offering suggestions for measures to address problems caused by this movement. Sovereign citizens are considered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be a prominent domestic terrorist threat in the United States, and are broadly defined as a loosely-afflicted anti-government group who believes that the United States government and its laws are invalid and fraudulent. Because they consider themselves to be immune to the consequences of American law, members identifying with this group often engage in criminal activities such as tax fraud, “paper terrorism”, and in more extreme cases, attempted murder or other acts of violence. Sovereign Citizens is one of the first scholarly works to explicitly focus on the sovereign citizen movement by explaining the movement’s origin, interactions with the criminal justice system, and ideology.Table of Contents Chapter 1: The Origins of the Sovereign Citizen Movement Tax Protestors. 14 Anti-Federalist 17 The Posse Comitatus. 17 The Militia Movement 19 Conclusion. 23 References. 24 Chapter 2: Behavior and Underlying Ideology. 27 Jurisdiction. 29 Warrants. 30 Joinder 30 I Do Not Consent 31 Traveling. 32 Refusing to Identify Themselves. 33 I Don't Answer Questions. 34 Self-Made License Plates. 34 Black's Law Dictionary. 35 What's the Emergency?. 35 Fee Schedules. 36 What’s Your Bond Number?. 36 Do You Have a Business Card?. 36 Recording Traffic Stops or Live Broadcasting. 37 Calling 911. 38 Return Driver’s License. 39 Revoking the Vehicle's Registration. 40 Not US Citizens. 41 Driving is a God-Given Right. 42 Not a Car, Truck or Vehicle. 43 Corpus Delicti 45 Where is the Injured Party?. 48 Did You Take an Oath?. 50 What Crime Am I Being Accused of Committing?. 52 Am I Being Detained?. 53 You Are Dismissed. 54 Lie to Police. 55 I Demand to Speak to Your Supervisor 56 Chapter 3: Violence and Sovereign Citizens. 58 Andrew Joseph Stack. 60 Jerry Kane Jr. and Joseph Kane. 60 Nathaniel “Sach” Kargas. 61 Jered and Amanda Miller 63 Steven Paddock. 63 Travis Reinking. 64 Jared Loughner 65 Terry Lyn Smith. 65 John Terry Chapman Jr 66 Forrest Gordon Clark. 66 Scott Roeder 67 Attempts, Threats, Unsuccessful Plots, and Jailhouse Conversions. 68 Janay Rebecca Smith. 69 Mitchell Timothy Taebel 69 Michael Wayne Parsons. 70 Ted Klaudt 72 Stephen Lorenzo. 73 The Insane Deuces. 74 References. 76 Chapter 4: Paper Terrorism and other Tactics. 84 What is Paper Terrorism?. 84 False Liens. 84 OIDs and False Refund Cases. 88 “Bond Process”. 89 House Squatting. 90 Sovereign Citizen Fraud in US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs 91 Midwives and Private Membership Associations (PMAs) 92 Federal and State Laws Against Paper Terrorism.. 93 Profile of A Paper Terrorist 94 Conclusion. 95 References. 96 Chapter 5: Moors. 102 Origins of the Moors. 104 Moorish Sovereigns. 105 Moorish Sovereigns and Their Association With Other Groups. 108 The Nuwaubian Nation of Moors. 109 Islamic State (ISIS) 111 Scientology and the Anti-Vaccination Movement 112 References. 117 Chapter 6: Sovereign Citizens in Court 123 Sovereign Citizens and Mental Illness. 128 Review of the Literature. 128 Female Sovereign Citizens. 132 References. 139 Chapter 7: Countering the Sovereign Citizen Movement 143 Laws. 143 Squatting and Traffic Stops. 144 The Courts. 147 The Fight Against Domestic Terrorism.. 150 References. 154

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Book SynopsisThis book represents a comprehensive collection of theoretical and empirical work at the nexus of clinical and forensic psychology written by world-renowned experts in the field. It is among the first books in the field to focus entirely on clinical psychological science applied to the understanding and treatment of offending. Part I addresses the main theoretical and clinical models used to explain and predict antisocial behavior, spanning biological, cognitive, experimental, individual differences, and interpersonal perspectives. Part II focuses on forms of psychopathology associated with an increased tendency to offend, with the emphasis on describing the clinical constructs most relevant for forensic psychology. Each chapter describes the clinical characteristics of one form of psychopathology, their assessment, their links with antisocial behavior, and treatment considerations. Part III focuses on different types of offense or offender groups as starting points. This perspective has relevance since many criminal justice and forensic mental health systems allocate offenders to interventions based on their index offense (or history of offenses). Finally, Part IV addresses the application of clinical psychology in the service of assessment and treatment in forensic settings. It includes the state of the art on diagnostic and risk assessment, as well as both widely used and recently developed interventions. This book is an excellent resource for students at both Bachelor’s and Master’s level, while also representing a comprehensive handbook for experienced researchers and practitioners.Table of ContentsSeries Editors PrefaceEditors Preface1. History of forensic psychology (Jacqueline Helfgott & Joslyn Wallenborn)PART 1: UNDERPINNINGS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR2. Antisocial behavior prevention: Towards a developmental biopsychosocial perspective (René Carbonneau & Richard Tremblay)3. Cardiovascular Psychophysiology and Antisocial Behavior (Presley McGarry & Jill Portnoy)4. Moral-Cognitive Delay and Distortions(John Gibbs)5. Emotion and Emotion regulation (Carlo Garofalo)6. Basic personality traits perspective (Donald Lynam & Josh Miller)7. Callous-unemotional traits and empathy (Sophie Alshukri, Kerry Lewis, and Luna Centifanti)8. Narratives Roles of Criminal Actions (David Canter & Donna Youngs)9. Attachment theory and offending (Gwen Adshead & Estella Moore)10. Influences of peer relationships and romantic partners on antisocial behavior (Jelle Sijtsema)PART 2: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR11. Antisocial personality disorder (Jessica Yakeley)12. Borderline personality disorder Among Justice-involved Populations (Madison Smith, Rachelle Kromash, Shania Siebert, Genevieve Allison, & Kelly Moore)13. Narcissistic personality disorder and Deviant Behavior (Tiffany Russel, Samantha Holdren, & Elsa Ronningstam) 14. Schizophrenia Spectrum, other Psychotic Disorders and Violence (Zhaorong Song, Rhiannon Corcoran, & Steven Gillespie)15. Psychopathy (Matt DeLisi)16. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Offending (Suzan Young & Kelly Cocallis)17. Substance use, abuse and disorder within forensic psychiatry (Malin Hildebrand Karlén)18. Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (John Taylor)PART 3: OFFENDING BEHAVIORS19. Forms and Functions of Aggression (Morsal Yusoufzai & Jill Lobbestael)20. Juvenile offenders (Michael Vaughn, Leslie Sattler, & Katherine Holzer)21. Adult Perpetrated Firesetting (Nichola Tyler & Magali-Fleur Bernoux)22. Adult male contact sexual offenders: Challenges in classification and theoretical perspectives (Mirthe Noteborn)23. Homicide and Mental Disorder (Pauline Aarten & Marieke Liem)24. Domestic violence: Intimate partner violence, Child maltreatment, and Co-occurrence (Sara Nichols & Amy Slep)PART 4: RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT25. Violence Risk Assessment: Research and Practice (Corine De Ruijter & Martin Hildebrand)26. Using the MMPI-3 in forensic assessment (Martin Sellbom, Dustin Wygant, Anthony Tarescavage, & Yossef Ben-Porath)27. The Good Lives Model: A Strength-Based Approach to Rehabilitating Offenders (Mary Barnao)28. Culpability and accountability: The insanity defense (Gerben Meynen & Johannes Bijlsma)29. Common psychological treatments used to address criminal behavior (Michael Daffern, Nina Papalia, Emily Stevenson, & Stuart Thomas)30. Forensic Schema Therapy and SafePath: Individual- and Milieu-Therapy Approaches for Complex Personality Disorders and Externalizing Behavior Problems (David Bernstein, Marjolein van Wijk-Herbrink, & Truus Kersten)31. Ethical issues in forensic psychology (Gwen Adshead & Estella Moore)Index

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Book SynopsisChapter OneEvidence of FASD.- Chapter TwoHow FASD affected the adaptive functioning of Nikolas Cruz.- Chapter Three--Why do experts routinely miss FASD and other brain-based disorders?.- Chapter FourWhy and when should FASD reduce criminal culpability and sentencing. 

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 Legal Decision-Making Regarding Alleged Police Excessive Use of Force Incidents.- Chapter 2 Psychology and Dispute Resolution in Civil Cases.- Chapter 3 Bilingual Eyewitnesses: Cognitive, Linguistic, and Emotional Factors Affecting Bilingual Memory.- Chapter 4 From Rehabilitation to Punishment and Back: Tracing the History and Mapping the Future of Restricted Housing in Corrections.- Chapter 5 Considering Nuance in the Relationship Between Substance Use and Risk: A Critical Analysis of a One-Size-Fits-All Model.- Chapter 6 Legal Decision-Makers in Cases Involving Defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Research and Call to Action.- Chapter 7 Investigating Jurors' Lay Theories About Hate Crimes, Offenders, and Victims: Do They Match the Law?.- Chapter 8 A Critical Review of Attributions of Crime: Expanded View of Locus of Causality.- Chapter 9 Identifying the Intersection Between Psychological and Legal Constructs When Assessing Persons for Civil Commitment Under Sexually Violent Predator Status.- Chapter 10 Modern Rape Myths? An Examination of Rape Myth Acceptance and Legal Implications Across Time.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction to the assessment and management of sex offenders.- 2. Sexology.- 3. Sexual offender typologies and classification.- 4. Psychodynamic perspectives of sex offending.- 5. Existential explorations of sex offending.- 6. Gestalt analysis of sex offending.- 7. Developmental considerations of sex offending.- 8. Neuropsychological considerations of sex offending.- 9. Best practices in sexual recidivism risk assessment.- 10. Best practices in assessment of sexual deviance.- 11. Clincial versus criminal voyeurism.- 12. Clinical versus criminal exhibitionism.- 13. Clinical versus criminal frotteurism.- 14. Clinical versus criminal sadism.- 15. Clinical versus criminal pedophilia.- 16. Sexual homicide.- 17. Drug-facilitated sexual assault.- 18. Human sex trafficking.- 19. Neurodevelopmental disorders and sex offending.- 20. Personality disorders, psychopathy, and sex offending.- 21. Child and adolescent sexual deviance and sex offending.- 22. Female sexual offenders.- 23. Elderly sex offenders.- 24. Child sexual abuse by clergy.- 25. Internet sex offenders.- 26. Victimology and rehabilitation.- 27. Public health and public policy responses to sex offending.

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Book SynopsisPart 1. Setting and reviewing the foundations.- Chapter 1. New wine in old wineskins and a new way forward.- Chapter 2. Positive Psychology and Restorative Justice for violent radicalisation and extremism.- Chapter 3. The RJiNEAR model of resilience theory and practice.- Chapter 4. Power, inequality and injustice finding the terrorist from within.- Part 2. Evidence-driven practice: Case studies.- Chapter 5. The Youth Empowerment and Innovation Project: Comparative findings from the pilots in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Sweden, Romania and Portugal..- Chapter 6. Comparative findings from the Human Rights and Prevention of Violent Extremism project in Indonesia.- Chapter 7. The My Voice, My Future Project: Findings from the pilots in the UK, Southwark London..- Chapter 8. Findings from the RJ4All Youth Clubs+ programme.- Chapter 9. The Restorative Dialogue against Violent Radicalisation (RADEX) project: Comparative findings from the pilots in Turkey, Spain, the UK, Romania, Ireland and Italy..- Chapter 10. The Mobilising against Extremism through countering and diverting radicalisation of young people project (RDaVR): Comparative findings from Germany, Cyprus, the UK, Greece, Belgium and France..- Part 3. New directions in research, policy & practice.- Chapter 11. Gaps, next steps and a guide for research.- Chapter 12. Gaps, next steps and a guide for policy and practice.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Your role in change.- Chapter 2: What helps.- Chapter 3: Addressing criminal thinking.- Chapter 4: Specific populations.- Chapter 5: Putting it to practice.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Investigative interviewing – The literature.- Chapter 2. Investigative interviewing - Protocols, approaches and techniques.- Chapter 3. The Psychology of Investigative Interviewing: Factors that impact on interview outcomes.- Chapter 4.  Interviewing in the context of Regulatory, Corporate and Workplace Investigations.- Chapter 5. Investigative Interviewing in the Context of Corruption Investigations.- Chapter 6. Interviewing Children.- Chapter 7. Investigative Interviewing in the context of Sexual and Gender-based Violence.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch bietet neben aktuellem Grundwissen zum Thema Stalking konkrete Hilfestellung für Betroffene. Im ersten Teil gibt es einen Einblick in den neueren Stand der Forschung, unter Berücksichtigung der aktuellen Rechtsprechung. Dabei wird es kritisch zu einigen Aspekten der bisherigen Behandlung des Themas eingegangen, u.a. die häufig zitierten Tätertypologien betreffend. An deren Stelle treten zunehmend Ansätze zur Beschreibung von Täterpersönlichkeiten im Sinne eines Täter-Profiling. Als Sonderphänomen wird das sog. „Cyberstalking“ behandelt und von anderen Formen der Internetbelästigung abgegrenzt. Im zweiten Teil des Buches werden Hilfethemen angesprochen. Dabei geht es vor allem um Prävention, Kontrolle und Handlungsmöglichkeiten zur Reduzierung der Belastung im Einzelfall. Auch das Thema von Personen, die stalken (Täter) angesprochen und behandelt werden Aspekte der Beratung und Therapie behandelt. Im Anhang zum Buch findet sich ein screening-Fragebogen zur Selbst-Einschätzung des Gewaltrisikos für Stalking, sowie eine Liste von Beratungs- und Hilfeeinrichtungen in Deutschland. Table of ContentsTEIL I: 1 Was versteht man unter Stalking, was gehört nicht dazu?- 2 Die Sonderform des Cyberstalking.- 3 Welchen Nutzen haben Stalker-Typologien – gibt es Alternativen?.- 4 Die beiden Wurzeln: Beschädigung/Rache und Beziehungswunsch.- 5 Sind Stalker psychisch krank? (Abgrenzung und Konsequenzen).- 6 Risiko- und Gefahreneinschätzung (Stalkerprofile).- TEIL II: Rat und Hilfe.- 1 Rechtliche Grundlagen.- 2 Vorbeugen und De-Eskalieren.- 3 Umgang mit Strafverfolgungsbehörden (Polizei, Staatsanwaltschaft).- 4 Professionelle Hilfe (Beratungsstellen, Opferschutz, Therapiemöglichkeiten).- 5 Cyberstalking: Vorbeugen und Bekämpfen.- 6 Hilfen für Stalker.

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Book Synopsis1. Polizeiinterne Einschätzung zur Autorität im Wandel der Zeit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Emelie Müller2. Erfolgsfaktoren von High Responsability Teams bei der Polizei Anforderungen und Ressourcen für erfolgreiche Teamarbeit im Streifendienst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50Joachim Albrecht, Timo Erlenmaier und Marleen Walheim 3. Eine Entscheidung fürs Leben? Wie kann die Entscheidung zwischen der Schutz- und der Kriminalpolizei erleichtert werden?". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Luca Gamer, Paulina Roth und Anja Köhler 4. Resilienz und Empathie als Auswahlkriterien zukünftiger Führungskräfte in der Polizei. 162Lisa Braun, Janina Schöneck und Joachim Albrecht 5. Top Sharing- Kompatibilität geteilter Führung mit der polizeilichen Alltagsorganisation Eine empirische Analyse zu Chancen und Risiken der Tandem- Führung in Teilzeit im Kontext der Polizei Baden-Württemberg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198Nils Sauer, Jasmin Palmer und Thorsten Schmitt

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