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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Fundamentals of Forensic Psychology | |
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| What is Forensic Psychology? An Introduction | |
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| What is Forensic Psychology? | |
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| Major Areas of Forensic Psychology | |
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| The Relationship of the Law and Psychology | |
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| Education and Training in Forensic Psychology | |
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| Assessment, Treatment, and Consultation in Forensic Psychology | |
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| Forensic Assessment | |
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| Treatment in Forensic Contexts | |
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| Forensic Consultation | |
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| Expert Testimony and the Role of an Expert | |
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| History of the Expert Witness | |
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| Admissibility of Expert Testimony | |
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| Challenges to Expert Testimony | |
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| Factors that Influence Expert Witness Credibility | |
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| Criticisms of Expert Testimony | |
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| Ethics of the Expert | |
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| Syndrome Evidence: Controversial Area of Expert Testimony | |
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| Violence and Forensic Psychology | |
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| Psychopathy | |
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| The Nature of the Psychopath | |
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| The Relationship of Criminal Behavior and Violence to Psychopathy | |
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| What Else Do We Know about Psychopathy? | |
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| Special Groups and Psychopathy | |
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| Legal and Ethical Issues Involving Psychopathy | |
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| Violence Risk Assessment | |
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| Nature of Violence and Violence Risk Assessment | |
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| Legal Realities of Violence Risk Assessments | |
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| The Evolution of Risk Assessment | |
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| Clinical, Actuarial, and Structured Risk Assessments | |
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| Risk and Protective Factors | |
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| Accuracy of Risk Assessment | |
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| Communicating Risk | |
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| Sexual Offenders | |
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| What is a Sexual Offender? | |
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| Assessment of Sexual Offenders | |
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| Treatment and Management of Sexual Offenders | |
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| Special Groups of Sexual Offenders | |
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| Sexual Offender Legislation | |
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| Mental Health Law and Forensic Psychology | |
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| Insanity and Criminal Responsibility | |
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| Rationale for Insanity Defense | |
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| Insanity Standards | |
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| Studies Assessing the Insanity Standards in Mock Jurors | |
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| Insanity Myths | |
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| Evaluations of Insanity | |
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| Forensic Assessment Instruments | |
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| Other Issues of Criminal Responsibility | |
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| Criminal and Civil Competence | |
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| Raising the Issue of Competency in Criminal Proceedings | |
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| Competency to Stand Trial (CST) | |
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| Other Variables Related to Competence | |
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| Restoration of Competency | |
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| Other Criminal Competencies | |
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| Civil Competencies | |
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| Civil Commitment | |
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| What is Civil Commitment? | |
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| Criteria for Civil Commitment | |
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| Process of Civil Commitment | |
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| Coercion of Civil Commitments | |
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| Right to Make Treatment Decision and Refuse Treatment | |
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| Practice of Civil Commitment | |
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| Children and Family in Forensic Psychology | |
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| Domestic Violence and Stalking | |
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| Defining and Identifying the Prevalence of Domestic Violence | |
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| Assessment of Domestic Violence Among Intimate Partners | |
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| Risk Factors and Risk Assessment in Domestic Violence | |
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| Domestic Violence Treatment | |
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| Gender Differences in the Perpetration of Domestic Violence | |
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| Stalking | |
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| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | |
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| History of the Juvenile Court | |
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| Processing in the Juvenile Courts | |
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| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Offenses | |
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| Juvenile Violence | |
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| Role of the Forensic Psychologist in Juvenile Courts | |
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| Special Issues in Regard to Juveniles: School Violence | |
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| Child Custody | |
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| Legal History and Assumptions About Child Custody | |
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| Child Custody Laws and Professional Guidelines | |
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| Forensic Practice in Child Custody Evalu | |