| Offenders' Memories of Violent Crimes Contributor(s): Christianson, Sven A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 047001508X ISBN-13: 9780470015087 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $76.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Claims of amnesia for violent and sexual crimes are extremely common as guilty suspects often allege memory loss to avoid punishment. The important issue in each case then becomes whether such memory loss is genuine or feigned. "Offenders' Memories of Violent Crimes" takes a different approach to the subject by focussing not on eyewitness or bystander testimonies, but on the testimonies of the offenders, or, more specifically, offenders' remembering and telling about their violent crimes. The book will explore offenders' memories with particular emphasis on theory and empirical research on such topics as memorial patterns in perpetrators, instrumental and reactive offenders, crime-related amnesia, crime-related brain activation, detecting lies and deceit and interviewing techniques. Organised into three parts: "theoretical aspects of offenders' memories; evaluating offenders' memories and interviewing offenders," this timely volume will further the understanding of criminal behaviour. It will be essential reading for psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, social workers and all students and practitioners of clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and law enforcement. Published in the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law Series Editors: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Forensic Psychology - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.3 |
| LCCN: 2006023994 |
| Series: Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing, and Law (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.19" W x 8.99" (1.27 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Claims of amnesia for violent and sexual crimes are common as guilty suspects allege memory loss to avoid punishment. The key issue then becomes whether the memory loss is genuine or feigned. Offenders' Memories of Violent Crimes takes a new approach to the subject by focusing not on eyewitness or bystander testimonies, but on the testimonies of the offenders themselves - or, more specifically, on the way they remember and relate their violent crimes. Under the guidance of Sven Christianson, expert contributors explore offenders' memories with particular emphasis on theory and empirical research across areas such as memorial patterns, instrumental and reactive offenders, crime-related amnesia, crime-related brain activation, detecting lies and deceit and interviewing techniques. |