Jennifer M. Brown is Visiting Professor in the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. She received an award from the International Association of Women in Policing for her policing research and co-authored a book on forensic psychology that won the British Psychological Society's award for best textbook in 2018. Miranda A. Horvath is Professor and Director of the Institute for Social Justice and Crime at the University of Suffolk, UK. She founded  the Violence Against Women and Girls Research Network  whilst Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology at Middlesex University and was the 2012–13 David Jenkins Chair in Forensic and Legal Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians.

'The first edition of this book was my 'go to' text for students of all levels due to the brief yet informed summaries of key aspects within forensic psychology. This new edition again hosts a phenomenal cast list, combining a 'who's who' of expertise, written in an easily accessible form.' Terri Cole, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and Programme Leader for Investigative Forensic Psychology (MSc), Bournemouth University, UK

• Preface; Forensic psychology: ten years on Jennifer M. Brown and Miranda A. H. Horvath; Part I. Psychological Underpinnings: 1.1 Cognitive theories of crime Clive R. Hollin; 1.2 Child and adolescent offending Elizabeth Paddock, Shihning Chou and Kevin Browne; 1.3 Investigative psychology C. Gabrielle Salfati; 1.4 Neurological theories Hope Kent, Huw Williams and James Tonks; 1.5 Personality Sean Hammond and Vincent Egan; 1.6 Theories of sexual offending Jacinta R. Cording and Tony Ward; 1.7 The psychology of violent behaviour Andrew Welsh; 1.8 Investigative decision-making Rebecca Howman, Marie Eyre and Laurence Alison; Part II. Psychology and Criminal Behaviour: 2.1 Current understandings of sex-based harassment and stalking perpetration Thomas E. Page and Adrian Scott; 2.2 The behaviour of sex offenders Kari Davies, Heather Flowe and Theresa Ferraz-da-Silva; 2.3 Intimate partner violence Elizabeth Gilchrist; 2.4 Acquisitive crime Helen Gavin; 2.5 Terrorism research: current issues and debates Margaret A. Wilson; 2.6 Online child sexual exploitation and abuse Ethel Quayle; 2.7 Arson Katarina Fritzon, Sarah Miller and Danielle Perks; 2.8 Serial killings and mass murder Andreas Kapardis and Sasha Reid; Part III. Assessment: 3.1 Credibility and investigative interviewing Mark Kebbell and Rebecca Milne; 3.2 Eyewitness testimony Geralda Odinot, Eva A. J. van Rosmalen, and Annelies Vredeveldt; 3.3 Psychopathic personality disorder David J. Cooke; 3.4 Forensic mental health assessments Derek Perkins and Susannah Hughes; 3.5 Intellectual disabilities and offending behaviour John L. Taylor and Ian Freckleton; 3.6 Head injury and offending Thomas M. McMillan; 3.7 Parole decision-making: contemporary practice and challenges Ralph C. Serin and Kaitlyn Wardrop; 3.8 Risk and dangerousness in adults Martin Rettenberger, Grant T. Harris, Marnie E. Rice and Reinhard Eher; Part IV. Interventions: 4.1 Forensic mental health interventions Emily Glorney; 4.2 Restorative justice: drawing from the old to develop new justice alternatives Mark Briskey; 4.3 Treatment of persons with sexual offence histories Kristina Shatokhina and Leigh Harkins; 4.4 Strength-based approaches to addiction recovery and desistance from crime: broadening the base for community engagement Steve Broome and David Best; 4.5 Victimology and victim interventions Sandra Walklate; 4.6 Interventions with violent offenders Devon L. L. Polaschek; 4.7 Women offenders Joanne Belknap and Jacqueline Mora Manzo; 4.8 Preventing delinquency and later criminal offending Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington and Alexis Yohros; Part V. Civil Proceedings: 5.1 Court decisions about the upbringing of children Aoife Daly and Aisling Parkes; 5.2 Parenting Christine Puckering; 5.3 Immigration, asylum seekers and refugees Nora Honkala; 5.4 Occupational stress and traumatic stress Paula Brough, Amanda Biggs, Briana Brandon and Victoria Follette; 5.5 Capacity and consent in the criminal and civil contexts Ailbhe O'Loughlin; Part VI. Professional Practices: 6.1 Courtroom testimony in cases of disputed confessions Gisli H. Gudjonsson; 6.2 Evaluating offending behaviour programmes in prison and probation Helen Wakeling and Rosie Travers; 6.3 Working effectively with multicultural offenders in a clinical context Stephane Shepherd, Arran Rose and Mary Madu; 6.4 Professional training and accreditation Geraldine O'Hare, Andrew Day, Randy Otto and Laura Guy; 6.5 Ethics Simon Duff and James McGuire; 6.6 Forensic case formulation Leam A. Craig and Martin Rettenberger; 6.7 Staff supervision in forensic contexts Jason Davies.