FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Complete introduction to forensic psychology and understanding psychology’s expanding influence on the study of law, crime, and criminality Highlighting the often-sizable gap between media myths surrounding forensic practice and reality, Forensic Psychology presents a broad range of topics within the field, including detailed treatments of the causes of crime, investigative methods, the trial process, and interventions with different types of offenders and offenses. To aid in reader comprehension, this Fourth Edition is supplemented with additional online resource materials, including related links, multiple choice questions, and PowerPoint slides. Authored by a wide range of experienced forensic psychology professionals and drawing on a wealth of experience from leading researchers and practitioners, Forensic Psychology includes information on: Psychological approaches to understanding crime and developmental and psychological theories of offending Contributions of neuroscience in understanding risk factors for offending and effects of interpersonal crime on victims Eyewitness evidence, psychopathy, interviewing witnesses and suspects, detecting deception, and offender profiling and crime linkage Interpersonal violence and stalking, judicial processes, safeguarding vulnerable witnesses, criminal responsibilities, and the role of the expert witness Rehabilitation of offenders, risk assessment, treating dangerous offenders, and interventions with female offenders and offenders with intellectual disabilities With comprehensive coverage of the subject and its many important intricacies, the Fourth Edition of Forensic Psychology is essential reading for undergraduates’ first encounter with the subject area and is also an excellent introduction for more specialized postgraduate courses.

Table of Contents:
Contributors xix Preface to the Fourth Edition xxiii About the Editors xxv About the Companion Website xxvi Theory and Practice in Forensic Psychology 1 Graham M. Davies, Anthony R. Beech, and Melissa F. Colloff Part 1 The Causes of Crime 25 Chapter 1A Psychological Approaches to Understanding Crime 27 Emma J. Palmer Chapter 1B Developmental and Psychological Theories of Offending 49 David P. Farrington Chapter 2 Psychopathy 77 Steven M. Gillespie and Carlo Garofalo Chapter 3 Understanding Risk factors for Offending: The Contributions of Neuroscience 103 Lilia Psalta, Anthony R. Beech, and Adrian Raine Chapter 4 Effects of Interpersonal Crime on Victims 137 Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis and Emma Sleath Part 2 Investigating Crime 173 Chapter 5 Criminal Investigation and Decision Making 175 Neil Shortland and Laurence Alison Chapter 6 Eyewitness Evidence 199 Melissa F. Colloff, Heather D. Flowe, and Tia C. Bennett Chapter 7 Interviewing Witnesses 233 Allison P. Mugno, Lindsay C. Malloy, and David J. La Rooy Chapter 8 Interviewing Suspects 265 Erik Mac Giolla and Pär Anders Granhag Chapter 9 Detecting Deception 289 Pär Anders Granhag and Maria Hartwig Chapter 10 Offender Profiling and Crime Linkage 313 Jessica Woodhams, Matthew Tonkin, and Amy Burrell Chapter 11 Interpersonal Violence and Stalking 337 Louise Dixon and Erica Bowen Chapter 12 Terrorism 367 Max Taylor Part 3 The Trial Process 393 Chapter 13 Judicial Processes 395 Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft Chapter 14 Safeguarding Vulnerable Witnesses 425 Graham M. Davies and Rachel Wilcock Chapter 15 Criminal Responsibility and Legal Insanity 457 John M. Fabian Chapter 16 The Role of the Expert Witness 481 Daniel T. Wilcox and Leam A. Craig Part 4 Dealing with Offenders 507 Chapter 17 The Rehabilitation of Corrections Clients: Good Lives and Risk Reduction 509 Tony Ward, Gwenda M. Willis, and David S. Prescott Chapter 18 Risk Assessment 539 Anthony R. Beech and Ruth M. Hatcher Chapter 19 Treating Dangerous Offenders 569 Leigh Harkins, Adam J. Carter, Andrea Jackson, and Jayson Ware Chapter 20 Interventions with Justice-Involved Girls and Women 603 Franca Cortoni and Nathalie M. G. Fontaine Chapter 21 Interventions for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 627 John L. Taylor and Ian Freckelton Chapter 22 Working with Mental Health Issues in People Who Have Offended 659 Jason Davies and Claire Nagi Chapter 23 Modifying Risk Factors, Building Strengths 691 Corine de Ruiter and Vivienne de Vogel Part 5 Forensic Psychology: Emerging Issues, Future Challenges 713 Chapter 24.1 The Utility of Cyberpsychology and Forensic Cyberpsychology 715 Mary Aiken Chapter 24.2 Data-Driven Policing 719 Kari Davies Chapter 24.3 The Cognitive Neuroscience of Eyewitness Identification 723 John T. Wixted Chapter 24.4 Targets of Explanation in Correctional and Forensic Psychology 727 Tony Ward Chapter 24.5 Future Directions in Treatment: What Might Work for Whom, Where, and When? 730 Jason Davies Chapter 24.6 Cultural Responsivity Considerations in the Assessment and Treatment of Justice-Involved Populations 734 Ida Dickie Chapter 24.7 Future Approaches to Personality Difficulties, Trauma, and Reducing the Risk of Reoffending 737 Jackie Craissati Index 741