Loose Leaf for Applied Sport Psychology with Connect Access Card
by Jean M Williams and Vikki Krane
Learning Forensic Assessment (International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health)
Providing an excellent resource for forensic psychology undergraduate students, this book offers students the opportunity to learn from experts, through the collection of outstanding articles. Unlike other books in the area that are topic specific, it also gives them comprehensive coverage of the subject. Divided into five broad topic areas, it covers: professional issues juvenile assessment criminal forensic assessment civil forensic assessment pervasive issues - malingering and psychopathy....
On October 20, 1973, in San Francisco, a white couple strolling down Telegraph Hill was set upon and butchered by four young black men. Thus began a reign of terror that lasted six months and left fifteen whites dead and the entire city in a state of panic. The perpetrators wanted nothing less than a race war. With pressure on the San Francisco Police Department mounting daily, young homicide detectives Prentice Earl Sanders and his colleague Rotea Gilford both African-American were as- signed...
In 1959, Olathe, Kansas, was made famous by the murder of the Clutter family and Truman Capote's groundbreaking book on the crime, In Cold Blood. But fewer know that Olathe achieved notoriety again in 1982, when a member of Olathe's growing Evangelical Christian population, a gentle man named David Harmon, was bludgeoned to death while sleeping--the force of the blows crushing his face beyond recognition. Suspicion quickly fell on David's wife, Melinda, and his best friend, Mark, student body pr...
Vergewaltigung Von Frauen in Suedafrika (Wurzburger Schriften Zur Kriminalwissenschaft, #21) (Wuerzburger Schriften Zur Kriminalwissenschaft, #21)
by Stefanie Roehrs
Diese Arbeit untersucht anhand der Vergewaltigungshauptstadt der Welt Sudafrika die Ursachen und Folgen von Vergewaltigungen. Insbesondere das Zusammentreffen von historischen und aktuellen gesellschaftlichen Missstanden wie der Integration von Gewalt in das tagliche Leben fuhrt zu einem Klima, das die Begehung von Vergewaltigungen foerdert. Ein Blick auf die individuell-psychischen Wurzeln erklart daruber hinaus, warum einige Manner vergewaltigen, andere dagegen nicht. Im Mittelpunkt dieser Unt...
Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts (Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology)
During the past two decades, the frequency and range of expert testimony by psychologists have increased dramatically. Courts now routinely hear expert testimony from clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychologists. Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts provides a comprehensive, research-based analysis of the content, ethics, and impact of expert testimony. This book features leading scholars who have contributed to the scientific foundation for expert testimony and who have...
Crime in Japan (Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia)
by Laura Bui and David P. Farrington
This book reviews research on psychology and crime in Japan, and compares the findings with similar research conducted in Western industrialised countries. It examines explanations for crime and antisocial behaviour in Japan using research and theories from a psychological perspective. Topics covered include cultural explanations, developmental and life-course criminology, family violence and family risk factors, youth crime and early prevention, school factors and bullying, mental disorders, b...
Sleepwalking, Criminal Behavior, and Reliable Scientific Evidence
by Mark R. Pressman
When a person who is charged with a violent crime claims "the sleepwalking defense," sleep experts are often retained by one or both sides of the case to examine and argue the validity of the claim. This book provides a method and essential background knowledge for examining scientific evidence and testimony regarding sleep-related criminal behavior. Who can be called in to provide expert testimony about sleep? What type of evidence can be considered reliable sleep science, and what type of e...