Fanetti / O'Donohue / Fondren-Happel Forensic Child Psychology

Working in the Courts and Clinic
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-42115-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

A guide to working effectively with children in the criminaljustice system
Uniquely designed to train psychology, criminology, and socialwork students to work with children in the criminal justicesystem--both in the courtroom and as clinicalclients--Forensic Child Psychology presents currentresearch and practice-based knowledge to improve the judicial andchild welfare systems.
Authors Matthew Fanetti, William T. O'Donohue, Rachel N. Happel,and Kresta N. Daly bring their combined expertise in childpsychology, forensic interviewing, and criminal prosecution to bearon the process of obtaining accurate information from childreninvolved in legal proceedings, preparing professionals to workwith:
* Children who are victims of crime
* Children who are perpetrators of crime
* Children who are witnesses of crime
The book also covers related topics, including mandatedreporting, the structure of juvenile justice and advocacy systems,and contains sidebars, summaries, glossaries, and study questionsto assist with material mastery.
This is an excellent resource for students of childpsychopathology in psychology, social work, nursing, and criminaljustice at the graduate and late undergraduate stage of theireducations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fanetti, Matthew

O'Donohue, William T.

Fondren-Happel, Rachel

Daly, Kresta N.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Part I Basic Principles
1 Introduction to Forensic Psychology 3
2 Social and Behavioral Psychology 29
3 Understanding Psychopathology and Disruptive Behavior 57
4 Memory 83
Part II Applied Principles in Child Abuse
5 Child Abuse and Neglect 105
6 Internet Exploitation of Children 125
7 Process of Forensic Interviewing 145
8 Understanding Pedophilia 167
9 The Treatment of the Sexually Abused Child 189
Part III Understanding the Law
10 Understanding What It Is to Be an Expert Witness 221
11 An Overview of the U.S. Legal System 241
12 Mandated Reporters 265
13 Juveniles and the Justice System 289
Author Index 311

Über Autor(innen)

MATTHEW FANETTI, PHD., is a Professor ofPsychology and Coordinator of Forensic Child PsychologyCertification at Missouri State University.
WILLIAM T. O'DONOHUE, PHD., Professor ofClinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is also alicensed clinical psychologist.
RACHEL N. FONDREN HAPPEL, M.S., is a Child/AdolescentForensic Interviewer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,Office for Victim Assistance.
KRESTA N. DALY, J.D., is a partner at Barth Daly LLP.