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Forensic Psychology

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ISBN-10: 0495506494

ISBN-13: 9780495506492

Edition: 3rd 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Solomon M. Fulero, Lawrence S. Wrightsman

List price: $239.95
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Written by two of the leading authorities in the field, FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY, Third Edition introduces you to the practice of forensic psychology by showing how psychologists aid the legal system by serving as expert witnesses, criminal profilers, and trial consultants for jury selection and child custody hearings. Wrightsman and Fulero present the roles and responsibilities of forensic psychologists, and address both the opportunities and temptations inherent in those roles. Through this lens, the authors explore the ethical issues facing practicing forensic psychologists, such as promising clients too much, the possibility of becoming advocates rather than objective scientists, and the…    
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Book details

List price: $239.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 4/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Solomon Fulero is both a practicing attorney and a psychologist. He is currently Professor and former Chair of Psychology at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio and Clinical Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Wright State University in Dayton. He maintains private practices in both psychology and law, and is a frequent expert witness on matters pertaining to legal psychology, in both social/experimental (eyewitness testimony, interrogations and confessions, pretrial publicity, etc.) and clinical (competency, sanity, sexual predator status, competency to waive Miranda rights, etc.) areas. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles in both psychology journals and law reviews. Dr.…    

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems
Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities
Psychology and Law Enforcement: Selection, Training, and Evaluation
Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection
Insanity and Competency
From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide
"Syndrome" Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Custody and Related Decisions
Improving Eyewitness Identification Procedures
Interrogations and Confessions
Trial Consultation: Jury Selection, Case Preparation, and Pretrial Publicity
Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Death Penalty Trials and Appeals
Influencing Public Policy
References
Name Index
Subject Index