Inside Forensic Psychology

Inside Forensic Psychology

Author: Tiffany R. Masson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-03-28

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1440803048

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The rich case material in this unique book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of forensic psychology topics through the perspective of the psychologist working with these individuals. In this absorbing and illustrative volume, experienced forensic psychologists explain the specialized field's intersection between psychology and the justice system. It documents psychologists' interviews with involved parties, the law research they conduct, and their testimony in court on issues that include competency to stand trial, Miranda evaluations, defendants' sanity, sentencing, the death penalty, and violence and risk assessments, as well as on cases regarding family matters such as child custody, child protection, and parental rights. Offering firsthand testimonials from some of the best-known and most practiced professionals in the nation, the contributors not only explain the work but also offer comprehensive case studies that will enable students as well as readers who are not specialists in psychology to fully understand core concepts and appreciate the complexities and subtleties of the field. Inside Forensic Psychology is intended for undergraduate students and graduate students studying forensic psychology or entering into a forensic psychology concentration/specialization. As an instructional text, the book serves professors as a single resource that houses varied forensic clinical case vignettes incorporating the clinical thinking of the psychologist. The rich case material will serve to excite critical thinking in students, assist instructors in expanding upon their lectures, and provide invigorating, intriguing material for lay readers.


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Author: British and Foreign School Society

Publisher:

Published: 1876

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13:

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The Calling

The Calling

Author: Deborah A. Hodge

Publisher: Romance Divine LLC

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1934446637

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Cate Jones was a preacher's daughter - and she didn't want to be a pastor's wife. Her rebellion led her to marry the wrong man, and when she realized what she did want, the true love of her life, David, was gone. Through prayer, and the love and guidance of her parents, Cate begins to turn her life around. Her new job teaching at a missionary school in Ecuador reunites her with David and his daughter Sarah. When trouble rears its head, Cate struggles to sort out her feelings, asking for God's guidance to help her find her place, always searching for.


Undertow

Undertow

Author: Sydney Bauer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-07-01

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 1440639051

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Christina Haynes, daughter of one of the most powerful senators in the country, drowns during a tragic accident with friends off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. To her father, it’s no accident. He wants vengeance. Someone’s got to pay. And Boston attorney David Cavanaugh is about to take on the most critical and dangerous case of his career. Charged with murder is esteemed lawyer Rayna Martin, the mother of the victim’s friend. She was there. She knows what happened. The story should have ended. But a nightmare is just beginning to unfold—as a father’s secrets emerge. As political ambition overshadows justice. And as blackmail and deception claim one more victim in a shocking trial that twists into an act of cold-blooded revenge.