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This is a fully-revised and updated version of the top academic work in forensic psychology. Focussed mainly on the practical aspects of forensics, this volume provides all readers need to know to be effective practioners. Detailed sections cover both civil and criminal forensic practice; forensic report writing; treating mental illness in the incarcerated; andethicsal issues. Contributors are the best-known and most respected practitioners in the field from the US and Canada. All chapters are completely revised from the previous edition, including 6 which have new authors. Forensic psychology is one of the fastest-growing specialties in the field. Its practitioners are able to avoid managed care and structured settings, and they often focus on assessment, rather than long-term treatment of clients. With the growing public interest in all things forensic, most graduate programs in psychology have added at least one course in forensic psychology over the past few years; and more established professionals are entering the field every day.

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• Part One The Context of Forensic Psychology
• 1 History of Forensic Psychology
• 2 Defining Forensic Psychology
• 3 Legal Research for the Social Scientist
• Part Two Applying Psychology to Civil Proceedings
• 4 Understanding Adult Domestic Law Issues: Marriage, Divorce, and Domestic Violence
• 5 Understanding Child Domestic Law Issues: Custody, Adoptions, and Abuse
• 6 Conducting Personal Injury Evaluations
• 7 Personality Assessment in Personal Injury Litigation
• 8 Legal Influences on the Identification and Treatment of Educational Disabilities
• 9 Civil Competency
• 10 Informed Consent in Treatment and Research
• Part Three Applying Psychology to Criminal Proceedings
• 11 Evaluating Eyewitness Testimony in Adults and Children
• 12 Competency to Stand Trial: A Guide for Evaluators
• 13 Criminal Responsibility and the Insanity Defense
• 14 Specific Intent and Diminished Capacity
• 15 Evaluating and Assisting Jury Competence in Civil Cases
• 16 Recommending Probation and Parole
• Part Four Special Applications
• 17 Violence Risk Assessment: Research, Legal, and Clinical Considerations
• 18 Psychology and Law Enforcement
• 19 Polygraph ("Lie Detector") Testing: Current Status and Emerging Trends
• 20 Forensic Uses of Hypnosis
• Part Five Communicating Expert Opinions
• 21 Writing Forensic Reports
• 22 Serving as an Expert Witness
• Part Six Intervening with Offenders
• 23 Punishments and Alternate Routes to Crime Prevention
• 24 Practicing Psychology in Correctional Settings
• 25 Psychotherapy with Criminal Offenders
• 26 Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Offenders
• Part Seven Professional Issues
• 27 Practicing Principled Forensic Psychology: Legal, Ethical, and Moral Considerations
• 28 Training in Forensic Psychology: Training for What Goal?
• Author Index
• Subject Index

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Irving Weiner (Tampa, FL) is the chairmain of the psychology department at the University of South Florida.  He is the author of numerous books, and is the editor of the award-winning 12 volume  Handbook of Psychology .   Dr. Weiner is the chairman of the Wiley Behavioral Sciences Advisory Board.

Allen K. Hess (Montgomery, AL) is a professor of psychology at Auburn University. He is the author, among other books, of the classic text  Psychotherapy Supervision: Theory, Practice and Research .