Research Methods in Forensic Psychology
Published on 12. April 2011
552 pages
978-0-470-93340-4 (ISBN)
Description
The only professional resource to focus exclusively on researchmethods in forensic psychology
With specific advice on topics of particular importance toforensic specialists, Research Methods in ForensicPsychology presents state-of-the-discipline summaries of theissues that relate to psychology and law research.
Edited by renowned experts in the field, this resource featurescontributions by leading scholars in forensic psychology and law,with discussion of relevant topics such as:
* Meta-analysis
* Jury decision making
* Internet-based data collection
* Legal research techniques for the social scientist
* Offender treatment
* Competence to stand trial
* Criminal profiling
* False confessions and interrogations
* Trial-related psycho-legal issues
* Accuracy of eyewitnesses and children
* Violence risk assessment
This comprehensive guide is designed for a wide range of scholarsand legal professionals, presenting a succinct overview of thefield of psychology and law as viewed by some of the world'sforemost experts.
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Barry Rosenfeld | Steven D. Penrod
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Persons
Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology andDirector of Clinical Training at Fordham University. He has morethan 100 publications on a wide range of clinical-forensic topics.In addition, he has authored or coauthored several articles andbook chapters on research methodology in forensic psychology. Heserves on the editorial board of several prominent journals.
Steven D. Penrod, JD, PhD, is a Distinguished Professorof Psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Aresearcher with twenty-five years of nearly continuous researchsupport from the National Science Foundation, he has written over120 publications on the psychology of legal decision making,focused especially on juries and eyewitness evidence.
Content
Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Importance of Appropriate Research Methods(Barry Rosenfeld and Steven D. Penrod).
PART I: GENERAL ISSUES IN FORENSICRESEARCH.
1 Legal Research Techniques for Social Scientists (JenniferK. Robbennolt and Stephanie Davidson).
2 Measure Development in Forensic Psychology (BarryRosenfeld, John Edens, and Sara Lowmaster).
3 Meta-Analysis (Siegfried L. Sporer and Lawrence D.Cohn).
4 Forensic Psychological Research and the Internet (TarikaDaftary-Kapur and Sarah Greathouse).
5 Statistical Principles in Forensic Research (JenniferGroscup).
PART II: CRIMINAL LAW--PRETRIAL ISSUES:CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PRETRIAL FORENSIC ASSESSMENT.
6 Research Methods for Psychophysiological Deception Detection(Charles R. Honts and John C. Kircher).
7 Criminal Profiling (C. Gabrielle Salfati).
8 Methods in Deception Detection Research (MariaHartwig).
9 Competency to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility Research(Patricia Zapf, Debbie Green, and Barry Rosenfeld).
10 Research Methods for the Assessment of Malingering(Richard Rogers and Nathan D. Gillard).
PART III: CRIMINAL LAW--TRIALISSUES.
11 Jury Research Methods (Steven D. Penrod, Margaret BullKovera, and Jennifer Groscup).
12 Trial Consulting in High-Publicity Cases (Lisa Spano,Tarika Daftary-Kapur, and Steven D. Penrod).
13 Eyewitness Identification Research: Strengths and Weaknessesof Alternative Methods (Gary L. Wells and Steven D.Penrod).
14 Children's Eyewitness Memory: Methodological Issues(Gail S. Goodman, Margaret-Ellen Pipe, and KellyMcWilliams).
15 Procedural Justice: Theory and Method (Larry Heuer andDiane Sivasubramaniam).
PART IV: CRIMINAL LAW--POST-TRIAL ISSUESAND SPECIAL POPULATIONS.
16 Conducting Psychotherapy Outcome Research in ForensicSettings (Barry Rosenfeld, Kathryn Byars, and MicheleGalietta).
17 Research Methods in Violence Risk Assessment (Kevin S.Douglas, Jennifer L. Skeem, and Elizabeth Nicholson).
18 Psychopathy in Forensic Psychology: Assessment andMethodology (Ross D. Grimes, Zina Lee, and Randall T.Salekin).
19 Sex Offender Research in a Forensic Context (Robert A.Prentky, Raina Lamade, and Anna Coward).
20 Special Populations: Juvenile Offenders (Keith R. Cruiseand Ekaterina Pivovarova).
21 Research With Offenders With Intellectual Disability(Debra Chen, Karen Salekin, J. Gregory Olley, and Solomon M.Fulero).
PART V: CIVIL AND FAMILY LAW ISSUES.
22 Decisional Competence to Consent to or Refuse Mental HealthTreatment (Eric B. Elbogen).
23 Methodological Issues in Divorce Mediation Research(Robert E. Emery and David A. Sbarra).
24 Research on Intimate Partner Violence in ForensicallyRelevant Contexts: Methodological Challenges and Controversies(Mindy B. Mechanic).
25 Research on Child Abuse and Neglect (Cathy Spatz Widom andElise C. Landry).
Author Index.
Subject Index.
