This book it is a comprehensive guide, aimed at professionals, that starts with the interview of the victim of the crime, moving through the interviewing of suspects, to the decision to prosecute and enhancing the quality of evidence presented in court. Other topics discussed include: false allegations, false confessions, offender profiling and victim support. Throughout, the theme of the book is that the chain of events leading to the successful investigation and prosecution of offences is only as strong as the weakest link, and should be considered as a coherent whole.
Tabella dei contenuti
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Preface.
Introduction (Graham Davies and Mark Kebbell).
1. Interviewing Victims of Crime, Including Children and People
with Intellectual Disabilities (Becky Milne and Ray
Bull).
2. Procedural Recommendations to Increase the Reliability of
Eyewitness Identifications (Jennifer Beaudry, Rod Lindsay and
Paul Dupuis).
3. Investigating Criminal Cases of Delayed Reports of Sexual
Abuse (Laurence Alison and Mark Kebbell).
4. Psychological Characteristics of Offenders (Kevin Howells
and Jacqueline Stacey).
5. Detecting Deception (Aldert Vrij).
6. Improving the Interviewing of Suspected Offenders (Mark
Kebbell and Emily Hurren).
7. Strategies for Preventing False Confessions and Their
Consequences (Deborah Davis and Richard Leo).
8. Offender Profiling: Limits and Potential (Laurence Alison
and Mark Kebbell).
9. Deciding to Prosecute (Elizabeth Gilchrist).
10. Preventing Withdrawal of Complaints and Psychological
Support for Victims (Graham Davies and Helen Westcott).
11. Communicating Risk to the Court (Don Grubin).
12. Future Directions for Applying Psychology to Forensic
Investigations and Prosecutions (Mark Kebbell and Graham
Davies).
Index.
Circa l’autore
Mark Kebbell is an associate professor at the James Cook
University, Townsville, Australia. He co-wrote (with Graham
Wagstaff) guidelines for police officers in England and Wales on
the assessment of eyewitness evidence, and has published many
journal articles.
Graham Davies is co-series editor with Ray Bull and a
professor of psychology at the University of Leicester. He is
co-editor of Applied Cognitive Psychology; amongst his
numerous publications, and the most recent for Wiley, is
Recovered Memories: Seeking the Middle Ground.
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