Introduction to Forensic
& Criminal Psychology
2nd Edition

By Dennis Howitt
February 2006
Pearson / Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0131297589
470 pages, Illustrated, 7 ½” x 9 ¾”
$79.50 Paper Original

OUT OF PRINT

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This is an engaging introduction to an increasingly popular subject. It is comprehensive, detailed and written with students in mind. With its effective organization and useful features, the book ensures readers become comfortable with theory whilst describing the practical nature of forensic psychology. This book remains the best introduction to the field. The second edition has been substantially extended with the addition of new and up-to-date material from the latest research together with new chapters on property crime and victims.

Contents include:

Figures
Tables
Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgements

1. What is forensic and criminal psychology
2. The social context of crime
3. Crime and the public
4. Victims of crime
5. Theories of crime
6. Juvenile offenders and beyond
7. Theft and other crimes against property
8. Violent offenders
9. Sexual offenders 1: rapists
10. Sexual offenders 2: pedophiles and child molestation
11. Police psychology
12. Eyewitness testimony
13. Profile analysis
14. False allegations
15. False confessions
16. Lies, lie detecting and credibility: polygraphy and statement validity analysis
17. Children as witnesses
18. Mental illness and crime
19. Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court
20. Judges and lawyers
21. Juries and decision making
22. Effective prison
23. Assessment of risk, dangerousness and recidivism

References
Name index
Subject index

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