Forensic Psychology For Dummies

David Canter, the world-leading crime psychologist, is perhaps most widely known as one of the pioneers of 'Offender Profiling', being the first to introduce its use to the UK. He subsequently founded the discipline of Investigative Psychology and is now Director of the International Research Centre for Investigative Psychology.

• Foreword xxiIntroduction 1Part I: Nailing Forensic Psychology: A Moving Target 7Chapter 1: Discovering the Truth about Forensic Psychology 9Chapter 2: Exploring the World of the Criminal 29Chapter 3: Providing Expert Evidence: Forensic Psychology and the Law 51Part II: Helping the Police Solve Crimes 69Chapter 4: Interviewing Witnesses and Victims 71Chapter 5: Exposing Liars and Detecting Deception 93Chapter 6: Profiling Offenders and Distinguishing the Types of Crimes They Commit 121Chapter 7: Understanding Victims of Crime and Their Experiences 149Chapter 8: Preventing Crime: Problems, Processes and Perseverance 169Part III: Measuring the Criminal Mind 187Chapter 9: Measuring, Testing and Assessing the Psychology of Offenders 189Chapter 10: Diagnosing Evil: Measuring the Criminal Mind 207Part IV: Viewing Psychology in Court 221Chapter 11: Giving Guidance in Legal Proceedings 223Chapter 12: Making Sense in Court: Psychological Aspects of the Legal Processes 249Part V: Helping and Treating Offenders 267Chapter 13: Intervening to Rehabilitate Offenders 269Chapter 14: Dealing with Violence 289Chapter 15: Treating Sexual Offenders 305Chapter 16: Working with Juvenile Offenders 323Part VI: The Part of Tens 337Chapter 17: Ten Professional Requirements for Forensic Psychologists 339Chapter 18: Ten Stages in Becoming a Professional Forensic Psychologist 347Chapter 19: Ten Emerging Areas of Forensic Psychology 355Chapter 20: Ten Cases in Which Forensic Psychology Was Crucial 363Index 375