Handbook of Forensic Psychology (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) [Paperback]

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Author: Irving B. Weiner
ISBN : 9780471817352
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This, the first handbook of its kind to provide wide-ranging background material on the history and dimensions of forensic psychology, illustrates the application of professional practice to civil and criminal justice proceedings. By describing how to communicate findings as a professional witness, the book gives treatment approaches to different criminal populations and defines terms of ethical practice. Important topics covered are competency determination, police consultation, assessing educational and injury disabilities, lie detection, jury selection, predicting violence and hypnosis in law enforcement.

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• Series: Wiley Series on Personality Processes
• Paperback: 725 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047181735X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471817352
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds

who am i to be providing a review of weiner and hess? the 2 previous reviews were on the second edition, which, i agree, was probably "4 stars". the editors and authors of the individual chapters did an excellent job and the third edition is, in my opinion, an excellent improvement over the second edition. they have updated some information, providing greater necessary detail. most chapters read quite well. while no text can ever be comprehensive, i would like to have seen separate chapters on basic law, applications of psychology to disability law, miranda waivers, and contributions of psychology to public policy and legislation. to be fair, few forensic psychology texts cover all of these. while most chapters did a very good job of summarizing the topic and relevant research, i did not feel that this was a "how to" manual. it provides much of the background information necessary in the practice of forensic psychology that is useful for the clinician. so, i think that this is a very good book, overall, for students of forensic psychology as well as for the practicing forensic psychologist to have in his/her library for easy reference. there are a few areas where coverage nicely augments goldstein and weiner's handbook and melton et al.'s psychological evaluations for the courts. in my opinion, a nice addition to the literature.

By Robert W. Smith
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This book is very informative and you MUST own it if you are considering working in a field related to forensic psychology. Many of the chapters are well written and concise. However watch out for a few portions of the book--namely Chapters 12, 13, and 14. The authors of these chapters did a terrible job--you may need additional resources to understand the concepts. But overall this book is very good and (generally-speaking) easy to understand.

By Katie

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	New	Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. (xv) 725 pp. Black cloth decorated in red and silver on the front panel and spine; decorated endpapers; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: PART ONE: BACKGROUND: History of Forensic Psychology by Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol; Dimensions of Forensic Psychology by Allen K. Hess; Accessing Legal Literatures by David F. Daniell. PART TWO: AREAS OF APPLICATION ON CIVIL PROCEEDINGS: Informed Consent in Treatment and Research by Barbara Stanley; Mediating Domestic Law Issues by Paul Brinson and Kathryn D. Hess; Personality Assessment in Personal Injury Cases by James Neal Butcher and Terri Cross Harlow; Assessing Educational Handicaps by Daniel J. Reschly; Civil Competency by Ralph Slovenko. PART THREE: AREAS OF APPLICATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Assessing and Predicting Violence: Research Law and Applications by Thomas R. Litwack and Louis B. Schlesinger; Evaluating Eyewitness Testimony by Gail S. Goodman and Annette Hahn; Assessing the Competence of Juries by Steven D. Penrod and Brian L. Cutter; Recommending Probation and Parole by Harold J. Vetter; Specific Intent and Diminished Capacity by Charles R. Clark; Defining and Assessing Competency to Stand Trial by Ronald Roesch and Stephen L. Golding; The Assessment of Criminal Responsibility: A Historical Approach to a Current Controversy; Consulting with Police by Martin Reiser and Nels Klyver; What Psychologists Should Know About Lie Detection by William G. Iacono and Christopher J. Patrick; Forensic Uses of Hypnosis by David Spiegel and Herbeft Spiegel. PART FOUR: COMMUNICATING EXPERT OPINIONS: Writing Forensic Reports by Irving B. Weiner; Consulting and Testifying in Court by Margaret Thaler Singer and Abraham Nievod. PART FIVE: TREATMENT: Intervention with Incarcerated Offenders by Michael A. Milan and Joseph H. Evans; Intervention as Prevention by Joan McCord; Psychotherapy with Criminal Offenders by Max J. Mobley; Intervention with Victim/Survivors by Lenore E. Auerbach Walker. PART SIX: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES: The Ethics of Forensic Psychology by Allen K. Hess; and Training in Psychology and Law by Gary B. Melton; followed by an author index and a subject index.	$148.00
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