Description
Book SynopsisThis work explicitly sets out to close the gaps in professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences and to address the questions that arise at the meeting-points and cross-roads of different backgrounds and spheres of activity.
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Table of ContentsAbout the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Foreword by Dilys Jones.
Preface.
PART I: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND LEGAL PROCESSES.
Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts (J.McGuire, et al.).
The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity? (D. Carson).
Psychology and Police Investigation (P. Ainsworth).
Factors Influencing Witness Evidence (A. Memon & D.Wright).
Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline (N. Eastman).
Decision-Making in Legal Settings (J. McEwan).
PART II: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE.
Explanations of Offence Behaviour (J. McGuire).
Psychosis and Offending (A. O'Kane & R. Bentall).
Risk Assessment and Prediction (R. Blackburn).
Systems of Services (D. Heywood).
Care and Management in the Community (T. Mason).
Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression (J. Hird).
Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders (A.Grounds).
Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications (J.McGuire, et al.).
Index.
