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Handbook of Forensic Psychology (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) - Hardcover

 
9780471817352: Handbook of Forensic Psychology (Wiley Series on Personality Processes)

Synopsis

This, the first handbook of its kind to provide wide-ranging background material on the history and dimensions of forensic psychology, illustrates the application of professional practice to civil and criminal justice proceedings. By describing how to communicate findings as a professional witness, the book gives treatment approaches to different criminal populations and defines terms of ethical practice. Important topics covered are competency determination, police consultation, assessing educational and injury disabilities, lie detection, jury selection, predicting violence and hypnosis in law enforcement.

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About the Author

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 .

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