ISBN13: | 9781032168906 |
ISBN10: | 10321689011 |
Binding: | Hardback |
No. of pages: | 242 pages |
Size: | 254x178 mm |
Weight: | 607 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 11 Illustrations, black & white; 11 Line drawings, black & white; 21 Tables, black & white |
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Psychology and Criminal Justice
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Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.
Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.
The book is divided into two parts. The chapters in Part One describe how different areas of psychology can help us understand why people commit crimes. The Basics of biopsychology, developmental psychology, behavioral psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, and psychopathy are presented first in their respective chapters. These initial chapters conclude with a section called Explaining Criminal Behavior that applies The Basics to help explain criminal behavior. Part Two of the textbook begins with a chapter on three topics in psychology that are particularly relevant to the criminal justice system: mental illness, trauma, and substance use. In the remainder of Part Two, there are two chapters each for policing, courts, and corrections. Each of these chapters discusses the ways principles from psychology can help with criminal justice processes, including police investigations and officer mental health, psychological evaluations for court proceedings, juror selection and decision making, behavior change, and the effects of imprisonment.
After decades of overreliance on sociology-based theory and research, the field of criminal justice is looking to psychology for explanations and insight. This book is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses housed in both criminal justice and psychology departments.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part One: Explaining Criminal Behavior
Chapter 2: Biopsychology
Chapter 3: Developmental Psychology
Chapter 4: Behavioral Psychology
Chapter 5: Social Psychology
Chapter 6: Personality Psychology
Chapter 7: Psychopathy and Serial Murder
Part Two: The Criminal Justice System
Chapter 8: Mental Illness, Trauma, and Substance Use
Chapter 9: Police and Public Safety Psychology
Chapter 10: Psychology and Police Procedure
Chapter 11: Psychologist as Court Expert
Chapter 12: Psychology of the Jury
Chapter 13: Psychology of Behavior Change
Chapter 14: Psychology in Prison
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