| Personality-Guided Forensic Psychology Contributor(s): Craig, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591471516 ISBN-13: 9781591471516 Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2004 Annotation: In Personality-Guided Forensic Psychology, Robert J. Craig discusses the hot area of forensic psychology the crossroads of law and psychology -- and illustrates how personality-guided assessment is a useful tool in the multiple arenas in which forensic psychologists are active: child custody evaluation, fitness for duty evaluations, personal injury, domestic violence, and many others. The volume begins with an overview of forensic psychology and the personality theories most relevant to forensic psychology. Chapters cover assessments ranging from relatively normal evaluations (police applicants and officers, custody and personal injury) to those in which severe pathology may come into play (domestic violence and homicide). The book offers a wealth of data on personality-test scores of chronic pain patients, patients who litigate, those who commit sexual or other physical abuse or murder, and others. Psychologists who serve as expert witnesses of friends of the court in legal proceedings, those choosing candidates for intervention programs, and students of forensic psychology will find this book indispensable. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Forensic Psychology |
| Dewey: 614.15 |
| LCCN: 2004000547 |
| Series: Personality-Guided Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 7.24" W x 10.28" (2.15 lbs) 359 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Personality-Guided Forensic Psychology, Robert J. Craig discusses the hot area of forensic psychology -- the crossroads of law and psychology -- and illustrates how personality-guided assessment is a useful tool in the multiple arenas in which forensic psychologists are active: child custody evaluation, fitness for duty evaluations, personal injury, domestic violence, and many others. The volume begins with an overview of forensic psychology and the personality theories most relevant to forensic psychology. Chapters cover assessments ranging from relatively normal evaluations (police applicants and officers, custody and personal injury) to those in which severe pathology may come into play (domestic violence and homicide). The book offers a wealth of data on personality-test scores of chronic pain patients, patients who litigate, those who commit sexual or other physical abuse or murder, and others. Psychologists who serve as expert witnesses of friends of the court in legal proceedings, those choosing candidates for intervention programs, and students of forensic psychology will find this book indispensable. Volumes in the Personality-Guided Psychology series demonstrate the ut |