Practical Psychology for Forensic

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-09213-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 561 g

This book it is a comprehensive guide, aimed at professionals, that starts with the interview of the victim of the crime, moving through the interviewing of suspects, to the decision to prosecute and enhancing the quality of evidence presented in court. Other topics discussed include: false allegations, false confessions, offender profiling and victim support. Throughout, the theme of the book is that the chain of events leading to the successful investigation and prosecution of offences is only as strong as the weakest link, and should be considered as a coherent whole.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kebbell, Mark R.

Davies, Graham M.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Forensik, Rechtsmedizin, Gerichtsmedizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors ix

About the Contributors xi

Series Preface xvii

Preface xix

Acknowledgements xx

Introduction 1
Graham M. Davies and Mark R. Kebbell

1 Interviewing Victims of Crime, Including Children and People with Intellectual Disabilities 7
Becky Milne and Ray Bull

2 Procedural Recommendations to Increase the Reliability of Eyewitness Identifications 25
Jennifer Beaudry, Rod Lindsay and Paul Dupuis

3 Investigating Criminal Cases of Delayed Reports of Sexual Abuse 47
Laurence Alison and Mark R. Kebbell

4 Psychological Characteristics of Offenders 69
Kevin Howells and Jacqueline Stacey

5 Detecting Deception 89
Aldert Vrij

6 Improving the Interviewing of Suspected Offenders 103
Mark R. Kebbell and Emily Hurren

7 Strategies for Preventing False Confessions and Their Consequences 121
Deborah Davis and Richard Leo

8 Offender Profiling: Limits and Potential 151
Laurence Alison and Mark R. Kebbell

9 Deciding to Prosecute 165
Elizabeth Gilchrist

10 Preventing Withdrawal of Complaints and Psychological Support for Victims 183
Graham M. Davies and Helen Westcott

11 Communicating Risk to the Court 203
Don Grubin

12 Future Directions for Applying Psychology to Forensic Investigations and Prosecutions 219
Mark R. Kebbell and Graham M. Davies

Index 225

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Kebbell is an associate professor at the James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. He co-wrote (with Graham Wagstaff) guidelines for police officers in England and Wales on the assessment of eyewitness evidence, and has published many journal articles.

Graham Davies is co-series editor with Ray Bull and a professor of psychology at the University of Leicester. He is co-editor of Applied Cognitive Psychology; amongst his numerous publications, and the most recent for Wiley, is Recovered Memories: Seeking the Middle Ground.