Forensic Psychology

by Joanna Pozzulo, Craig Bennell, Adelle Forth

Forensic Psychology takes a broad-based perspective, incorporating both experimental and clinical topics. The second edition includes many new developments by theorists and researchers in the field. In addition, a separate chapter on homicidal and psychopathic offenders expands on the first edition’s coverage of psychopathy by now including coverage of mass murder and serial murderers. A chapter has also been added on domestic violence and sexual offence that includes a profile of the work of Canadian researcher Dr. Vernon Quinsey. Students will find that the ideas, issues, and research in this text are presented in an attractive format and style that they will understand, enjoy, and find useful in their professional careers.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Read For School

496 pages, Hardcover

First published February 14, 2005

Reviews

[Emma Sonnen · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.