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Forensic Psychology: A Guide to Practice [Hardcover]

G.H. Gudjonsson (Author), L.R.C. Haward (Author)

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0415132908 978-0415132909 June 5, 1998
Forensic Psychology explains the history and application of the discipline. It details the various kinds of psychologist involved in the field, the sort of evidence each might produce, and how it can be applied. The authors cover topics such as:
* offender profiling
* psychometric testing
* expert testimony
* psychological autopsy
* polygraph testing
* professional and ethical problems
* training needs
A handy reference tool and a practical guide, Forensic Psychology is essential reading for forensic psychologists, clinical psychologists, lawyers and professionals who need to understand the nature and application of psychological evidence in judicial proceedings.

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""Forensic Psychology is the first practical and fully comprehensive guide to the practice of forensic psychology...The authors' cover a variety of topics such as surveys into court psychology, ethical and professional issues, the roles of the forensic psychologist, psychological testing, psycholinguistic techniques, evidence and civil cases, evidence and criminal cases, offender profiling, psychometric testing, expert testimony, psychological autopsy and polygraph testing, and considers issues such as professional and ethical problems, and the need for training."
-"Crime and Justice International

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That great French scientist Rene Descartes (1596-1650) maintained that the only proper way for any scientific discourse to proceed was to 'define all terms and to prove all propositions'. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
given oral evidence, statutory inquiries, investigative hypnosis, forensic psychology practice, forensic linguistics, side instructing, statutory inquiry, homicide inquiries, legal psychology, referral agent, forensic psychologist, supervision registers, raw test scores, forensic assessment, psychiatric evidence, experimental role, readability index, forensic practice, forensic problems, accident inquiries, forensic psychiatry, psychological evidence, forensic evaluation, psycholinguistic analysis, confession evidence
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High Court, Court of Appeal, Crown Prosecution Service, Court of Protection, British Psychological Society, Crown Court, Home Office, Law Society, Mental Health Act, Northern Ireland, M'Naghten Rules, Codes of Practice, Lord Chancellor, Hearsay Rule, Statement Reality Analysis, Civil Evidence Act, Criminal Procedure, Discretionary Lifer Panels, Education Act, House of Lords, Lord Woolf, Second World War, Best Evidence Rule, Federal Rules of Evidence, Flesch-Kincaid Index
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