Curtis R. R. Bartol & Anne M. M. Bartol 
Introduction to Forensic Psychology [PDF ebook] 
Research and Application

List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
PART I • INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 • Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Chapter Objectives
The Forensic Sciences
Forensic Psychology: An Overview
Brief History of Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology Today
Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Forensic Social Work
Ethical Issues
Careers in Psychology
Forensic Psychology as a Specialty
Research and Practice Careers in Forensic Psychology
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
PART II • POLICE AND INVESTIGATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 2 • Police and Public Safety Psychology
Chapter Objectives
Law Enforcement Numbers Today
Police Psychology: A Developing Profession
Forensic Assessment in Police and Public Safety Psychology
Psychological Intervention Activities
Operational Responsibilities
Consulting and Research Activities
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 3 • Psychology of Investigations
Chapter Objectives
Profiling
Eyewitness Evidence
Lineups and Photo Spreads
Police Interviewing and Interrogation
False Confessions
Detection of Deception
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
PART III • LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 4 • Consulting and Testifying
Chapter Objectives
Court Structure and Jurisdiction
The Judicial Process
Trial and Litigation Consultation
Expert Testimony
The Assessment of Risk
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 5 • Consulting With Criminal Courts
Chapter Objectives
Competency to Stand Trial
Insanity
Other Psychological Defenses
Sentencing Evaluations
Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 6 • Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation
Chapter Objectives
Family or Domestic Courts
Family Forensic Psychologists
Child Custody Evaluations
Forensic Psychology and Civil Litigation
Civil Capacities
Involuntary Civil Commitment
Sexual and Gender Harassment
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
PART IV • CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 7 • The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior
Chapter Objectives
The Juvenile Offender
The Nature and Extent of Juvenile Offending
The Developmental Perspective
Developmental Factors In The Formation Of Persistent Criminal Behavior
Additional Social Developmental Influences
The Criminal Psychopath
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 8 • Psychology of Violence and Intimidation
Chapter Objectives
UCR Data on Violent Crime
Gender, Race, and Ethnic Differences in Criminal Violence
Guns—A National Emergency
Theoretical Perspectives on Violence
The Effects of Violent Media
Threat Assessment
Workplace Violence
Criminal Homicide
Hate or Bias Crimes
Stalking: The Crime of Intimidation
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 9 • Psychology of Sexual Violence
Chapter Objectives
Definitions of Sexual Assault and Rape
Definitions for Gathering Statistics
Date or Acquaintance Rape
Demographics of Sex Offenders
Typologies of Men Who Rape
Child Sex Offenders
Female Sex Offender Typologies
Online Child Sexual Predators
Juvenile Sex Offenders
Recidivism Rates of Sex Offenders
Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
PART V • VICTIMOLOGY AND VICTIM SERVICES
Chapter 10 • Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime
Chapter Objectives
Multiculturalism and Victimization
Legal Rights of Victims
Victimization Data
Psychological Effects of Criminal Victimization
Homicide Victimization
Sexual Violence Victimization
Internet Victimization
Human Trafficking
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 11 • Family Violence and Child Victimization
Chapter Objectives
Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Child Abuse
Repressed and Recovered Memories
Child Abduction
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
PART VI • CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 12 • Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings
Chapter Objectives
Institutional Corrections
Overview of Correctional Facilities
Legal Rights of Inmates
Roles of the Correctional Psychologist
Psychological Assessment in Corrections
Treatment and Rehabilitation in Correctional Facilities
Treatment of Special Populations
Obstacles to the Treatment Of Inmates
Community-Based Corrections
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Chapter 13 • Juvenile Justice and Corrections
Chapter Objectives
Data and Overview of Important Issues
A Brief History of the Juvenile Court
Juvenile Assessment: An Overview
Juvenile Amenability to Rehabilitation
Out-of-Home Placements
Psychological Treatment in Juvenile Facilities
Approaches to Rehabilitation
Summary and Conclusions
Key Concepts
Questions for Review
Glossary
Cases Cited
References
Author Index
Subject Index

Anne M. Bartol earned an MA and a Ph D in criminal justice from State University of New York at Albany. She also holds an MA in journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She taught criminal justice, sociology, and journalism courses over a 20-year college teaching career and has worked as a journalist and a social worker in child and adolescent protective services. In addition to Introduction to Forensic Psychology, she has coauthored Juvenile Delinquency: A Systems Approach; Delinquency and Justice: A Psychosocial Approach; Psychology and Law: Theory, Research, and Application; Criminal Behavior; and Criminal and Behavioral Profiling. She co-edited Current Perspectives, has served as book review editor and managing editor of Criminal Justice and Behavior and has published articles on women and criminal justice, rural courts, and the history of forensic psychology.