Forensic Psychology,

by Pozzulo Joanna, Craig Bennell, Adelle Forth

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An introductory text providing comprehensive and current coverage of forensic psychology, appropriate for Canadian undergraduate forensic psychology or psychology of law courses.

Forensic Psychology, 5th edition is a market-leading Canadian text that provides stimulating and accessible course materials by pioneers in the field. The authors have taken a broad-based perspective that incorporates both experimental and clinical topics. The text covers topics that might otherwise be discussed in traditional social and cognitive psychology courses–including eyewitness testimony, jury decision making, and police procedures–as well as topics that are clinical in nature and might otherwise be discussed in traditional personality or abnormal psychology courses–such as the meaning of being unfit to stand trial, mentally disordered offenders, and psychopathy. The authors’ goal in this edition was to update important ideas, issues, and research in a way that students will understand and enjoy, and in some cases find useful in their professional careers.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Read For School

Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2005

Reviews

[Emma Sonnen]

Required reading for Carleton PSYC2400. I really liked this textbook as it provided real life cases to give further insight about criminal topics. It also gave lots of comparisons of the criminal justice system in Canada and America which was interesting.

[alexander shay]

READ FOR PSYC 337

Rather informative, especially on Canadian context. There was a lot of stuff I either didn't know, or thought I did but was only familiar with the American version, not even aware that the Canadian version was different. The psychopathy chapter seemed way too short in relation to content covered and length compared to the other chapters, but the majority of the topics are really interesting. A lot of it is stuff I would never have considered looking into on my own. Well explained, in simple language, so my teacher was able to spend class time adding onto the base concepts rather than explaining the base concepts, which was a nice change.

[Katie]

First half of the book is an overview the Canadian legal system. As I psych student, I found that boring. The second half, with chapters on domestic abuse, mass murder, psychopathy, etc., was much more intriguing.

[Emilie]

Great textbook. Well researched with lots of real life examples. Made learning a complex subject easier .

[Taylor]

Was very glad I took a course in forensic psychology. This was a great textbook however, I did notice a few instances of bias, but that is normal for a textbook.