Forensic Psychology category: 378 books
Family Restructuring Therapy
Interventions with High Conflict Separations and Divorces
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
This book is a “how to” manual for working with families in separation and divorce using an active, directive therapeutic process called Family Restructuring Therapy. This philosophy and effective process works well for the “normal” divorced family who need to learn new practices and patterns,...
Social Work and the Courts
A Casebook
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services, now in its third edition. Pollack and Kleinman present an array of legal cases in everyday language, with clear explanation of the facts and issues, and in-depth examinations of...
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
With the publication of Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky firmly established himself as one of the most significant authors of the nineteenth century. His grippingly accurate psychological portrayal of the criminal mind and the role of conscience, morality and acceptance of a Supreme Being, set the...
Ciberacoso
Cuando El Acosador Se Introduce Por El Ordenador
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 23, 2017
El Ciberacoso es una modalidad moderna del acoso que puede sufrir cualquier persona, pero especialmente preocupante es la situación cuando se trata de menores.
En esta breve guía se presentan las respuestas a las preguntas más importantes sobre esta temática que tiene que tener presente...
In Defense of Denial
Ted Bundy Florida Confession Interview
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
NEW INFORMATION IN THE BUNDY CASES: Taylor Mountain had more than heads found. Records show that 158 items of evidence were found that included: skeletal remains, women's clothing, evidence the killer spent time there; jewelry; signs of bondage and weapons [shotgun casings, gun shells, snug...
Reflections on Green River
The Letters of, and Conversations with, Ted Bundy
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Reflections on Green River is a collection of documents related to the interviews that took place with Ted Bundy in 1984, 1988 while he was in prison in Florida by Washington State officials. It is a more complete collection of documents than has been previously published by others.
Washington...
When Caregivers Kill
Understanding Child Murder by Parents and Other Guardians
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
From mothers who kill their children in postpartum fugues, to fathers who murder their kids for revenge against an estranged wife, the stories in this book are chilling yet real, and bring home the message that children are vulnerable to violence even in the care of those who should love and protect...
Children as Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders
Psychological Science and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2009
Grounded in the latest clinical and developmental knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved in the justice system. Chapters explore young people’s capacities, competencies, and special vulnerabilities...
International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders
Theory, Practice and Research
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice and Research provides the first truly global perspective on the assessment and treatment of sex offenders.
Psychopathy and Law
A Practitioner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Psychopathy and Law: A Practitioner's Guide provides those working in the fields of law, the military, social and health services, politics, and business with a comprehensive introduction to psychopathy and the ways of thinking that guide the psychopathic mind.
Features case examples and - unique...
Treating Sex Offenders
An Evidence-Based Manual
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
This structured yet flexible manual presents an innovative group treatment approach that targets deficits in self-regulation—a central problem for sex offenders. Safe Offender Strategies (SOS) comprises 10 evidence-based modules that teach participants the skills to desist from problem behaviors,...
Listening to Killers
Lessons Learned from My Twenty Years as a Psychological Expert Witness in Murder Cases
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Listening to Killers offers an inside look at twenty years' worth of murder files from Dr. James Garbarino, a leading expert psychological witness who listens to killers so that he can testify in court. The author offers detailed accounts of how killers travel a path that leads from childhood innocence...
Desistance from Sex Offending
Alternatives to Throwing Away the Keys
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
This book offers a fresh perspective on treating a population that is often demonized by policymakers, the public, and even clinicians. The authors argue that most sex offenders are "people like us," with the potential to lead meaningful, law-abiding lives—if given a chance and appropriate...
A Toolkit of Motivational Skills
Encouraging and Supporting Change in Individuals
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
How do you motivate someone to change a pattern of behaviour? This is an issue faced daily by professionals working in healthcare and criminal justice systems. Motivational interviewing is a style of communication developed for working with substance abuse, but found to be effective for work with...