Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Publisher SAGE

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eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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SAGE

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Copyright

2007

ISBN13

9781412959537

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eBook

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College Freshman - College Senior

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Overview

The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law addresses the interface of psychology and law and draws from the related discipline of criminal justice. These two volumes represent an outstanding collection of entries describing a wide array of contemporary and historical psychology and law topics. With more than 400 entries, this comprehensive resource is perfect to fill the substantial gap in the holdings of academic, professional, and personal libraries on this topic.
Key themes include:
Criminal Competencies
Criminal Responsibility
Death Penalty
Education and Professional Development
Forensic Assessment in Civil and Criminal Cases
Juvenile Offenders
Mental Health Law
Police and Investigative Psychology
Psychological and Forensic Assessment Instruments
Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Sentencing and Incarceration
Symptoms and Disorders Relevant to Forensic Assessment
Trial Processes
Violence Risk Assessment
The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law allows individual students, scientists, and practitioners to keep abreast of the growing knowledge base outside their individual areas of expertise, making it a must-have resource for any academic library.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Editorial Board.
List of Entries.
Reader's Guide.
About the Editors.
Contributors.
Introduction.
1: Ackerman-Schoendorf Parent Evaluation of Custody Test (ASPECT).
2: Adjudicative Competence of Youth.
3: Adult Attachment Interview (AAI).
4: Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances, Evaluation of in Capital Cases.
5: Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances in Capital Trials, Effects on Jurors.
6: Alcohol Intoxication, Impact on Eyewitness Memory.
7: Alibi Witnesses.
8: Alternative Dispute Resolution.
9: AMBER Alert System.
10: American Bar Association Resolution on Mental Disability and the Death Penalty.
11: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
12: Amicus Curiae Briefs.
13: Antisocial Personality Disorder.
14: Appearance-Change Instruction in Lineups.
15: Automatism.
16: Bail-Setting Decisions.
17: Battered Woman Syndrome.
18: Battered Woman Syndrome, Testimony on.
19: Behavior Analysis Interview.
20: Bias Crime.
21: Capacity to Consent to Treatment.
22: Capacity to Consent to Treatment Instrument (CCTI).
23: Capacity to Waive Miranda Rights.
24: Capacity to Waive Rights.
25: Capital Mitigation.
26: Checklist for Competency for Execution Evaluations.
27: Chicago Jury Project.
28: Child Abuse Potential (CAP) Inventory.
29: Child Custody Evaluations.
30: Child Maltreatment.
31: Children's Testimony.
32: Children's Testimony, Evaluation by Juries.
33: Child Sexual Abuse.
34: Civil Commitment.
35: Classification of Violence Risk (COVR).
36: Clothing Bias in Identification Procedures.
37: Cognitive Interview.
38: Community Corrections.
39: Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation (CAST*MR).
40: Competency, Foundational and Decisional.
41: Competency, Restoration of.
42: Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI).
43: Competency for Execution.
44: Competency Screening Test (CST).
45: Competenc
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