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Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice
David Carson
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Description for Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice
Hardcover. A landmark book for psychologists and professionals in the criminal justice system, Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice thoroughly integrates psychological theory with legal practice. Editor(s): Carson, David; Milne, Rebecca; Pakes, Francis; Shalev, Karen; Shawyer, Andrea. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Few things should go together better than psychology and law - and few things are getting together less successfully. Edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, and drawing on contributions from Europe, the USA and Australia, Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice argues that psychology should be applied more widely within the criminal justice system. Contributors develop the case for successfully applying psychology to justice by providing a rich range of applicable examples for development now and in the future. Readers are encouraged to challenge the limited ambition and imagination of psychology and law by examining how insights in areas such as ... Read more
Few things should go together better than psychology and law - and few things are getting together less successfully. Edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, and drawing on contributions from Europe, the USA and Australia, Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice argues that psychology should be applied more widely within the criminal justice system. Contributors develop the case for successfully applying psychology to justice by providing a rich range of applicable examples for development now and in the future. Readers are encouraged to challenge the limited ambition and imagination of psychology and law by examining how insights in areas such as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470015155
SKU
V9780470015155
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Carson
All of the editors are based at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at Portsmouth University, which is the UK’s largest provider of criminal justice courses. David Carson is Reader in Law and Behavioural Sciences and is qualified as a lawyer. Becky Milne and Francis Pakes are both senior lecturers at the Institute. Karen Shalev is a lecturer, and Andrea ... Read more
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