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Perversion of Youth
Controversies in the Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders
Inbunden, 2009
946 kr
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Over the past two decades, concern about adolescent sex offenders has grown at an astonishing pace, garnering heated coverage in the media and providing fodder for television shows like Law & Order. Americans' reaction to such stories has prompted the unquestioned application to adolescents of …
Perversion of Youth
Controversies in the Assessment and Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders
Häftad, 2009
417 kr
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Over the past two decades, concern about adolescent sex offenders has grown at an astonishing pace, garnering heated coverage in the media and providing fodder for television shows like Law & Order. Americans' reaction to such stories has prompted the unquestioned application to adolescents of …
Jury Decision Making
The State of the Science
Inbunden, 2012
887 kr
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While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a "big picture" …
Jury Decision Making
The State of the Science
Häftad, 2012
391 kr
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While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. In Jury Decision Making, Dennis J. Devine examines over 50 years of research on juries and offers a "big picture" …
Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace
Inbunden, 2013
946 kr
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Workplace crimes are never far from the news. From major scandals like Enron to violent crimes committed by co-workers to petty theft of office supplies, deviant and criminal behavior is common in the workplace. Psychological factors are almost always involved when an employee engages in such …
Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace
Häftad, 2013
417 kr
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Workplace crimes are never far from the news. From major scandals like Enron to violent crimes committed by co-workers to petty theft of office supplies, deviant and criminal behavior is common in the workplace. Psychological factors are almost always involved when an employee engages in such …
Psychopathy
An Introduction to Biological Findings and Their Implications
Av Adrian Raine, Andrea L. Glenn
Häftad, 2014
406 kr
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A concise overview of the neuropsychology of psychopathy, written in layman's termsThe last two decades have seen tremendous growth in biological research on psychopathy, a mental disorder distinguished by traits including a lack of empathy or emotional response, egocentricity, impulsivity, and …
Psychopathy
An Introduction to Biological Findings and Their Implications
Av Adrian Raine, Andrea L. Glenn
Inbunden, 2014
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890 kr
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A concise overview of the neuropsychology of psychopathy, written in layman's termsThe last two decades have seen tremendous growth in biological research on psychopathy, a mental disorder distinguished by traits including a lack of empathy or emotional response, egocentricity, impulsivity, and …
Violence and Mental Illness
Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety
Av Eric B. Elbogen, Nico Verykoukis
Inbunden, 2023
1042 kr
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Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safeMass shootings have become a defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a preeminent cause by members of the news media and …
Violence and Mental Illness
Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety
Av Eric B. Elbogen, Nico Verykoukis
Häftad, 2023
324 kr
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Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safeMass shootings have become a defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of newsworthy violence occurs, mental illness is inevitably cited as a preeminent cause by members of the news media and …
Mental Health Evaluations in Immigration Court
A Guide for Mental Health and Legal Professionals
Av Virginia Barber-Rioja, Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
353 kr
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PROSE Award- Psychology FinalistA timely and important contribution to the study of immigration court from a psychological perspectiveEvery day, large numbers of immigrants undertake dangerous migration journeys only to face deportation or "removal" proceedings once they arrive in the U.S. Others …
Mental Health Evaluations in Immigration Court
A Guide for Mental Health and Legal Professionals
Av Virginia Barber-Rioja, Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1084 kr
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PROSE Award- Psychology FinalistA timely and important contribution to the study of immigration court from a psychological perspectiveEvery day, large numbers of immigrants undertake dangerous migration journeys only to face deportation or "removal" proceedings once they arrive in the U.S. Others …
Jailhouse Informants
Psychological and Legal Perspectives
Av Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Jonathan M. Golding
Inbunden, 2022
928 kr
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Offers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions Jailhouse informants—witnesses who testify in a criminal trial, often in exchange for some incentive—are particularly persuasive to jurors. A jailhouse informant usually claims to have heard the …
Jailhouse Informants
Psychological and Legal Perspectives
Av Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Jonathan M. Golding
Häftad, 2022
341 kr
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Offers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions Jailhouse informants—witnesses who testify in a criminal trial, often in exchange for some incentive—are particularly persuasive to jurors. A jailhouse informant usually claims to have heard the …
Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders
Inbunden, 2019
1243 kr
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The complicated relationship between defendants with mental health disorders and the criminal justice system The American criminal justice system is based on the bedrock principles of fairness and justice for all. In striving to ensure that all criminal defendants are treated equally under the law, …
Understanding Police Interrogation
Confessions and Consequences
Av William Douglas Woody, Krista D. Forrest
Häftad, 2020
353 kr
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Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States Understanding Police Interrogation provides a single comprehensive source for understanding issues relating to police interrogation and confession. It sheds light on the range of factors …
Gender, Psychology, and Justice
The Mental Health of Women and Girls in the Legal System
Av Corinne C. Datchi, Julie R. Ancis
Inbunden, 2017
1032 kr
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Reveals how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation in ways that impact the legal status and well-being of women and girls in the justice system. Women and girls' contact with the justice system is often influenced by gender-related assumptions and stereotypes. The justice …
Varieties of Suicidal Experience
A New Theory of Suicidal Violence
Inbunden, 2024
987 kr
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PROSE Award Finalist for Psychology and Applied Social WorkArgues that a range of behaviors such as murder-suicide, terrorism, and mass shootings are better understood as motivated by suicidal impulses than by homicidal onesMass shooters often display behaviors that strongly mirror the warning …
Varieties of Suicidal Experience
A New Theory of Suicidal Violence
Häftad, 2024
303 kr
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PROSE Award Finalist for Psychology and Applied Social WorkArgues that a range of behaviors such as murder-suicide, terrorism, and mass shootings are better understood as motivated by suicidal impulses than by homicidal onesMass shooters often display behaviors that strongly mirror the warning …
Understanding Eyewitness Memory
Theory and Applications
Av Sean M. Lane, Kate A. Houston
Inbunden, 2021
987 kr
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An essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimonyIn 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victim's eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty-four years, …
Understanding Police Interrogation
Confessions and Consequences
Av William Douglas Woody, Krista D. Forrest
Inbunden, 2020
1084 kr
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Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States Understanding Police Interrogation provides a single comprehensive source for understanding issues relating to police interrogation and confession. It sheds light on the range of factors …
Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders
Häftad, 2019
457 kr
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The complicated relationship between defendants with mental health disorders and the criminal justice system The American criminal justice system is based on the bedrock principles of fairness and justice for all. In striving to ensure that all criminal defendants are treated equally under the law, …
Criminal Trajectories
A Developmental Perspective
Av David M. Day, Margit Wiesner
Häftad, 2019
499 kr
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Winner, 2020 DLC Outstanding Contribution Award, given by the American Society of CriminologyAn exploration of criminal trajectories, placing them in a developmental contextOver the past several years, notions of developmental trajectories—particularly criminal trajectories—have taken hold as …
Understanding Eyewitness Memory
Theory and Applications
Av Sean M. Lane, Kate A. Houston
Häftad, 2021
362 kr
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An essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimonyIn 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victim's eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty-four years, …
Criminal Trajectories
A Developmental Perspective
Av David M. Day, Margit Wiesner
Inbunden, 2019
1470 kr
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Winner, 2020 DLC Outstanding Contribution Award, given by the American Society of CriminologyAn exploration of criminal trajectories, placing them in a developmental contextOver the past several years, notions of developmental trajectories—particularly criminal trajectories—have taken hold as …
Gender, Psychology, and Justice
The Mental Health of Women and Girls in the Legal System
Av Corinne C. Datchi, Julie R. Ancis
Häftad, 2017
418 kr
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Reveals how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation in ways that impact the legal status and well-being of women and girls in the justice system. Women and girls' contact with the justice system is often influenced by gender-related assumptions and stereotypes. The justice …
