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Mentally Disordered Offenders
Perspectives from Law and Social Science
Av John Monahan, Henry J. Steadman
Inbunden, 1983
1690 kr
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In its narrowest sense, "mentally disordered offender" refers to the approximately twenty thousand persons per year in the United States who are institutionalized as not guilty by reason of insanity, incompetent to stand trial, and mentally disordered sex offenders, as well as those prisoners …
Insanity on Trial
Inbunden, 1988
1509 kr
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The insanity defense debate has come full circle, again. The current round began when John Hinckley opened fire; in 1843, it was Daniel M'Naghten who pulled the trigger; the "acts" of both would-be "insanity acquittees" provoked the press, the populace, a President, and a Queen to expressions of …
Psychology and Law
The State of the Discipline
Av Ronald Roesch, Stephen D. Hart m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1008 kr
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As law is instituted by society to serve society, there can be no question that psychology plays an important and inevitable role in the legal process, clarifying or complicating legal issues. In this text the contributors review all the key areas of the use of psychological expertise in civil, …
Psychology and Law
The State of the Discipline
Av Ronald Roesch, Stephen D. Hart m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
1008 kr
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As law is instituted by society to serve society, there can be no question that psychology plays an important and inevitable role in the legal process, clarifying or complicating legal issues. In this enlightening text, Roesch, Hart, Ogloff, and the contributors review all the key areas of the use …
Judicial Decision Making
Is Psychology Relevant?
Inbunden, 1999
1008 kr
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In the mid-1970s, as a social psychologist dedicated to the application of knowl edge, I welcomed our field's emerging interest in the legal system. I have al ways been fascinated by jury trials-something about the idea that two con ceptions of the truth were in irrevocable conflict and jurors …
Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
Inbunden, 2001
1509 kr
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Most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment is organized around the particular legal issue that is the focus of a given assessment, tool, or research study. This book starts with a different assumption: There are broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across …
Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century
Inbunden, 2002
1509 kr
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During his term as President of APA-LS/Division 41, James Ogloff organized a comprehensive program of research reviews in the area of the law and psychology. Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century is the product of that program. In these pages top scholars contribute chapters …
Dangerous Adolescents, Model Adolescents
Shaping the Role and Promise of Education
Inbunden, 2002
1008 kr
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This project is an attempt to understand what kind of environment today's adolescents need and what teachers, parents, and communities can do to address those needs. Further it examines how adolescents and their environments can best be supported to effect the outcomes and ideals our society …
Adjudicative Competence
The MacArthur Studies
Av Norman G. Poythress Jr., Richard J. Bonnie m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1008 kr
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Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of this volume the authors present, not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence, but also an examination of the underlying theoretical work of …
Evaluating Competencies
Forensic Assessments and Instruments
Inbunden, 2002
2211 kr
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As in its first edition, this book offers a conceptual model for understanding the nature of legal competencies. The model is interpreted to assist mental health professionals in designing and performing assessments for legal competencies defined in criminal and civil law, and to guide research …
Evaluating Competencies
Forensic Assessments and Instruments
Häftad, 2002
2211 kr
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As in its first edition, this book offers a conceptual model for understanding the nature of legal competencies. The model is interpreted to assist mental health professionals in designing and performing assessments for legal competencies defined in criminal and civil law, and to guide research …
Adversarial versus Inquisitorial Justice
Psychological Perspectives on Criminal Justice Systems
Av Peter J. Van Koppen, P. J. Van Koppen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1509 kr
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This is the first volume that directly compares the practices of adversarial and inquisitorial systems of law from a psychological perspective. It aims at understanding why American and European continental systems differ so much, while both systems entertain much support in their communities. In …
Parenting Evaluations for the Court
Care and Protection Matters
Inbunden, 2003
1008 kr
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In recent decades, courts have turned increasingly to mental health professionals to assist them in evaluating the many factors that are relevant to laws concerning the care and protection of children and termination of parental rights. At the same time, the legal system has challenged the role of …
Girls and Aggression
Contributing Factors and Intervention Principles
Av Marlene M. Moretti, Candice Odgers m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1129 kr
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Although research on aggressive men and boys has been plentiful, much less attention has been directed toward aggression in girls and women. The increasing number of young women who find themselves living violent lives, both as perpetrators and victims, has led to urgent calls for more information …
Interrogations, Confessions, and Entrapment
Inbunden, 2004
1096 kr
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Coerced confessions have long been a staple of TV crime dramas, and have also been the subject of recent news stories. The complexity of such situations, however, is rarely explored even in the scientific literature. Now in softcover, Interrogations, Confessions, and Entrapment remains one of the …
Interrogations, Confessions, and Entrapment
Häftad, 2006
1096 kr
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Coerced confessions have long been a staple of TV crime dramas, and have also been the subject of recent news stories. The complexity of such situations, however, is rarely explored even in the scientific literature. Now in softcover, Interrogations, Confessions, and Entrapment remains one of the …
Insanity on Trial
Häftad, 2011
1594 kr
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The insanity defense debate has come full circle, again. The current round began when John Hinckley opened fire; in 1843, it was Daniel M'Naghten who pulled the trigger; the "acts" of both would-be "insanity acquittees" provoked the press, the populace, a President, and a Queen to expressions of …
Adjudicative Competence
The MacArthur Studies
Av Norman G. Poythress Jr., Richard J. Bonnie m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1109 kr
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Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies, the authors present not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence but also an examination of the …
Girls and Aggression
Contributing Factors and Intervention Principles
Av Marlene M. Moretti, Candice Odgers m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1129 kr
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Although research on aggressive men and boys has been plentiful, much less attention has been directed toward aggression in girls and women. The increasing number of young women who find themselves living violent lives, both as perpetrators and victims, has led to urgent calls for more information …
Adversarial versus Inquisitorial Justice
Psychological Perspectives on Criminal Justice Systems
Av Peter J. van Koppen, Steven D. Penrod
Häftad, 2012
1509 kr
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This is the first volume that directly compares the practices of adversarial and inquisitorial systems of law from a psychological perspective. It aims at understanding why American and European continental systems differ so much, while both systems entertain much support in their communities. In …
After the Crime
Victim Decision Making
Av Martin S. Greenberg, R. Barry Ruback
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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Analyzing the findings of 20 studies, involving more than 5,000 people, this book explores the decision making process of the crime victim in the immediate aftermath of victimization. Using a broad range of innovative research techniques, the authors assess the effects of rape, robbery, burglary, …
Judicial Decision Making
Is Psychology Relevant?
Häftad, 2012
1129 kr
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In the mid-1970s, as a social psychologist dedicated to the application of knowl edge, I welcomed our field's emerging interest in the legal system. I have al ways been fascinated by jury trials-something about the idea that two con ceptions of the truth were in irrevocable conflict and jurors …
Criminal Justice System
Av Bruce Sales
Häftad, 2012
1008 kr
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Although psychologists have related, scientifically and professionally, to the law for over 50 years now, the two fields have not been systematically integrated. Happily, that situation is changing today. Psychologists and lawyers are becoming increasingly aware that laws are based upon assumptions …
Trial Process
Häftad, 2012
1008 kr
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As noted in the Preface to Volume 1 in this series, the goal of Perspectives in Law and Psychology is to provide a forum for books aimed at systemati cally interfacing the two disciplines. Toward this end, Volume 1 pre sented a collection of original writings focused on the criminal justice …
Juveniles’ Waiver of Rights
Legal and Psychological Competence
Häftad, 2012
1008 kr
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The research studies reported in this book were completed between June, 1976 and November, 1979, with a USPHS research grant (MH- 27849) from the Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency, National Institute of Mental Health. Every phase of the project was an exercise in combining the research …
Mental Health Law
Major Issues
Häftad, 2012
507 kr
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THE CORE OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW A musty file in Arizona's Greenlee County Courthouse reveals that on January 22, 1912, shortly before Arizona became a state, a 19-year-old Mexican-American woman residing in Morenci was taken into custody and placed in the county jail by a deputy sheriff who, that …
Dangerous Adolescents, Model Adolescents
Shaping the Role and Promise of Education
Häftad, 2013
1129 kr
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Teachers make a difference. As someone who grew up in one of the po- est and rural areas of a poor state and ended up attending elite graduate and professional schools, I have much to credit my public school teachers. My teachers sure struggled much to teach an amazingly wide variety of students …
Parenting Evaluations for the Court
Care and Protection Matters
Häftad, 2013
1129 kr
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In recent decades, courts have turned increasingly to mental health professionals to assist them in evaluating the many factors that are relevant to laws concerning the care and protection of children and termination of parental rights. At the same time, the legal system has challenged the role of …
Principles of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
Häftad, 2013
1690 kr
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Most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment is organized around the particular legal issue that is the focus of a given assessment, tool, or research study. This book starts with a different assumption: There are broad principles of forensic assessment that are applicable across …
Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century
Häftad, 2013
1594 kr
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During his term as President of APA-LS/Division 41, James Ogloff organized a comprehensive program of research reviews in the area of the law and psychology. Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century is the product of that program. In these pages top scholars contribute chapters …
