Criminal Psychology and Forensic Technology This volume introduces alternative approaches to improving the way crimes are investigated and offender profiles are generated. It shows forensic evidence experts how to work with profilers to combine discrete data into a more meaningful picture. List Price: Price:…. Click Here to Read More
by Renata F. Oliveira Patients Benefit From New Technology When Seeking Psychological Help Article by Natasha Bright It is very possible for any of us to need the services of a psychologist at some point in our lives. It could be because we need help resolving issues that we have encountered within a relationship or with grief over the loss of a loved one. This is the setting that most of us imagine when we think about the profession of a psychologist.It is fortunate that we no longer attach a stigma to someone seeking help to deal with a personal issue. Also, it is fortunate that psychologists themselves broke out of their self-imposed mold to research other forms of clarifying…. Click Here to Read More
Handbook of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing: Current Developments and Future Directions Investigative interviewing, and the information obtained from witnesses and victims, plays a vital role in criminal investigations. This comprehensive handbook explores current developments taking place in this rapidly developing field.An authoritative handbook created by prestigious editors and an international team of recognised authorsInternational in its focus – the book assesses current developments taking place in several countriesTakes a holistic approach to the process by including sections on eyewitness indentification and evaluating truthfulness List Price: $…. Click Here to Read More
Methamphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects, Second Edition (Pacific Institute Series on Forensic Psychology) The first wave of methamphetamine use began in the late 1980s and its prevalence has continued to rise across the United States and throughout the world. As with any harmful substance, its abuse has far-reaching ramifications that go beyond the destruction it causes to the human body. Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, Methamphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects, Second Edition examines meth use and abuse from clinical, forensic, and criminal justice perspectives. Updated and expanded to reflect changes in recent years, this volume covers virtually…. Click Here to Read More
Death Work: Police, Trauma, and the Psychology of Survival In this fascinating new book, Vincent Henry (a 21-year veteran of the NYPD who recently retired to become a university professor) explores the psychological transformations and adaptations that result from police officers’ encounters with death. Police can encounter death frequently in the course of their duties, and these encounters may range from casual contacts with the deaths of others to the most profound and personally consequential confrontations with their own mortality. Using the ‘survivor psychology’ model as its theoretical base, this insightful and provocative research ventures into a previously unexplored area of…. Click Here to Read More
Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology (Monograph Published Simultaneously As the Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology, 3/4&1/2) Improve your confidence in the validity of your test results! Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology examines strategies and procedures for determining the validity of results and the patient’s motivation during neuropsychological testing. The book discusses procedures to help a clinician assess factors that can affect test accuracy. Developers and researchers present unique insights into each strategy’s utility in clinical practice and each procedure’s performance in light of factors defined by the United States Supreme Court….. Click Here to Read More
by Renata F. Oliveira The Awesome And Alluring Arena Of The Forensic Rn Article by Kenneth C Stinson What’re the requirements to become a legal registered nurse authority? Certainly the schooling of a nurse and the complete accreditation and licensure of the bodies in your area are wanted, the same as for any nursing curriculum. Additionally to that background there are many classes that deal with the law and the legal system that are wanted to get the job change on track. If your wondering what type of programs are available, you can very easily locate them by checking online. There many classes that give the coursework wanted to make the break from direct patient care to the…. Click Here to Read More
Eau Claire, WI (PRWEB) January 13, 2006 The presentation will assist employers, EAP professionals and others with the decision-making process used when requesting and evaluating risk and fitness for duty evaluations. Included will be a discussion of common reasons to refer an employee for a FFDE, information initially needed by the evaluating doctor, and how to write appropriate questions for the psychologist or psychiatrist to answer. Evaluating doctors’ credentials, experience, and forensic experience will be covered, as well as the important differences between evaluations completed for forensic (as opposed to treatment) purposes. A thorough examination protocol will be presented,…. Click Here to Read More
Endangered Children: Homicide and Other Crimes, Second Edition (Pacific Institute Series on Forensic Psychology) People are horrified when parents kill their children, yet this act occurs daily on a global basis. Endangered Children: Neonaticide, Infanticide and Filicide, Second Edition provides a psychological, sociological, and criminological perspective of these acts, as the authors answer the many questions that arise from these crimes.With an emphasis on neonaticide in terms of motives, alternatives, defenses offered, and penalties imposed, this book will be of interest to everyone from social workers to attorneys. A secondary area of focus is infanticide and filicide, again with…. Click Here to Read More
Sexual Offender Treatment: Controversial Issues (Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology) The knowledge base on sexual offender treatment has become so extensive that following established paths is no longer the only way to expand understanding and improve the assessment and treatment of clients.Written by established and recognised experts, Sexual Offender Treatment: Controversial Issues explores only the most current, novel and controversial issues in the field of sexual offender treatmentThis comprehensive text covers a wide range of issues, such as recidivism risk assessment, diagnostic problems, preparatory programs, psychopathy and online sexuality. The contributors to this…. Click Here to Read More
Dangerous People: Policy, Prediction, and Practice (International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health) Experienced legal academics and mental health professionals explore the current approaches to “dangerousness” and preventive detention. The defining characteristics of those deemed dangerous by society vary according to culture, place, and time, and the contributors to this text have gathered to analyze the policies and practices related to current out-groups such as sex offenders, suspected terrorists, and young offenders in the United States, Scotland, England, and Australia. Dangerous People is the result of their research, workshopping, and writing. The text is organized…. Click Here to Read More
Lutz, Fla. (PRWEB) June 2, 2010 It just became easier to identify prisoners, juvenile offenders and other members of forensic populations who are exaggerating mental disorders for personal gain. The recently released Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms, 2nd Edition (SIRS-2), evaluates feigning of psychiatric symptoms and the manner in which it is likely to occur. The SIRS-2 is an updated version of the original Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms(SIRS), an industry workhorse that forensic professionals have relied on for almost 20 years. Like the original SIRS, the SIRS-2 includes a 16-page Interview Booklet that contains 172 items, a portion of which are repeated…. Click Here to Read More
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