Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

• Examines the role of forensic psychology in the legal process, explaining it is, what it does, and where it came from
• Explores whether there is a criminal psychological profile and whether criminals can be considered 'different' from the rest of society
• Highlights the areas where forensic psychology has made a significant impact on the criminal justice system, such as assisting police interviewing techniques and reducing miscarriages of justice
• Discusses the challenges to forensic psychology, most notably the conflict between the two disciplines of psychology and law
• Defines the fundamental differences between forensic psychology and criminology
• Considers the role that forensic psychology plays in the rehabilitation and 'treatment' of convicted criminals
• Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over three million copies sold worldwide

Readership: General readers; students of psychology and psychiatry, especially forensic psychology and forensic psychiatry, law, criminology, forensic science. Will also appeal to the police, criminal legal practitioners, judges and prison officers.

David Canter, Professor of Psychology at The University of Huddersfield

1: The Excitement and Challenge of Forensic Psychology
2: How to Make a Criminal
3: Experts in Court
4: Psychology and Legal Proceedings
5: Working with Offenders
6: Working with Law Enforcement
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Further Reading
Glossary

International Research Centre for Investigative Psychology
The International Academy for Investigative Psychology
Professor David Canter's website
Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction - a reading guide