A comprehensive reference book on the subject of forensic mental health, looking at what forensic mental health is and its assessment, management and treatment. It focuses on key topics and the issues underpinning them in contemporary society.
Introducing various forms of offending behaviour, this book outlines the behaviours involved and describes the psychological research regarding these behaviours, and introduces the law, policies and practices in place to prevent, treat or punish such behaviour.
An engaging and comprehensive survey of sex crimes and the psychological profiling of sex offenders.
This work explores the relationship between creative innovation, deviance and morbidity. It is illustrated by historical case histories of creative deviance and genius madness, and contemporary observations.
Personality and Dangerousness traces the history of the category of antisocial personality disorder.
Examines traditional safeguards against mistaken eyewitness identification.
This book provides a critical assessment of strategies to control the illegal conduct of corporations.
This book addresses why criminal offenders repeat their actions after being released from prison.
Explores stalking from social, psychiatric, psychological and behavioral perspectives. This book presents data on threats, pursuit characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, offender-victim typologies, cyberstalking, false victimization syndrome, erotomania, stalking and domestic violence, the stalking of public figures, and many other aspects.
Offers a conceptual model for understanding the nature of legal competencies. This title presents a model that helps mental health professionals in designing and performing assessments for legal competencies defined in criminal and civil law.
Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can walk through the minds of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can see the world through their eyes. This book reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise.
Offers an introduction to the field of forensic mental health. This book aims to set out both the key concepts in forensic mental health as well as the way the discipline operates in the broader context of criminal justice and mental health care systems. It is suitable for mental health practitioners.