Started: several years ago (was lost for awhile during moves)
Finished: 4/14/06
Pages: 338
Year: 2000
Genre: Non-fiction/text book/forensic psychology
Grade: A
Reason for reading: always been interested in forensics
Blurb (from back cover): "Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Issues and Controversies in Crime and Justice is an original approach to understanding how psychologists impact the research, practive, and policy of crime, law, and justice. Written specifically for students, lay professionals, and practitioners, the text systematically examines police, court, and correctional aspects of forensic psychology. By further subdiving the text into the adult, juvenile, family and civil components of forensic psychology, the author brings the interdependence and overlap among these dimensions and the three board thematic areas themselves into sharp, clear, and compelling focus. Contained within each of the 12 substantive chapters are series of timely issues or controversies that provocatively capture the significance of these relationships. Selected topics include incarceration of the mentally ill, the police as mediators in prison, competency to stand trial, treatment refusal rights, police stress and suicide, and sex offender treatment."
Opinion: I love the format of this book which is described above. This book contains a lot of information including research topics that should be looked into. I'm almost curious information to see if there is an updated version and to compare the findings and research topics still needed. It also has me thinking about entering forensic psychology or law as it's always been an interest of mine.
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