Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience, 2 Volume Set - 2 Volume Set

Explores how the explosion of neuroscience-based evidence in recent years has led to a fundamental change in how forensic psychology can inform working with criminal populations.
 
This book communicates knowledge and research findings in the neurobiological field to those who work with offenders and those who design policy for offender rehabilitation and criminal justice systems, so that practice and policy can be neurobiologically informed, and research can be enhanced.
 
Starting with an introduction to the subject of neuroscience and forensic settings, The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience then offers in-depth and enlightening coverage of the neurobiology of sex and sexual attraction, aggressive behavior, and emotion regulation; the neurobiological bases to risk factors for offending such as genetics, developmental, alcohol and drugs, and mental disorders; and the neurobiology of offending, including psychopathy, antisocial personality disorders, and violent and sexual offending. The book also covers rehabilitation techniques such as brain scanning, brain-based therapy for adolescents, and compassion-focused therapy.
 
The book itself:
* Covers a wide array of neuroscience research
* Chapters by renowned neuroscientists and criminal justice experts
* Topics covered include the neurobiology of aggressive behavior, the neuroscience of deception, genetic contributions to psychopathy, and neuroimaging-guided treatment
* Offers conclusions for practitioners and future directions for the field.
 
The Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience is a welcome book for all researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students involved with forensic psychology, neuroscience, law, and criminology.

List of contents

VOLUME 1
 
About the Editors xi
 
List of Contributors xiii
 
Part I Introduction 1
 
1 Neuroscience in Forensic Settings: Origins and Recent Developments 3
Anthony R. Beech and Dawn Fisher
 
2 A Brief Introduction to Neuroscience 25
Pia Rotshtein and Ian J. Mitchell
 
Part II General Neuroscience Research 59
 
3 The Neurobiology of Aggressive Behavior 61
Jens Foell and Christopher J. Patrick
 
4 The Neurobiology of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Attraction 83
Anders Agmo
 
5 Reward Sensitivity and Behavioral Control: Neuroimaging Evidence for Brain Systems Underlying Risk-Taking Behavior 105
Renate L. E. P. Reniers, Ulrik R. Beierholm, and Stephen J. Wood
 
6 The Neurobiology of Emotion Regulation 125
Catherine L. Sebastian and Saz P. Ahmed
 
7 The Social Neuroscience of Empathy and its Relationship to Moral Behavior 145
Jean Decety and Jason M. Cowell
 
8 The Neuroscience of Deception 171
Jennifer M. C. Vendemia and James M. Nye
 
Part III Neurobiology of Offending 189
 
9 The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychopathy 191
Stephane A. De Brito and Ian J. Mitchell
 
10 Antisocial Personality Disorder 229
Sheilagh Hodgins, Dave Checknita, Philip Lindner, Boris Schiffer, and Stephane A. De Brito
 
11 Offenders with Autism Spectrum Disorder 273
Bjorn Hofvander
 
12 The Neuroscience of Violent Offending 301
Heather L. McLernon, Jeremy A. Feiger, Gianni G. Geraci, Gabriel Marmolejo, Alexander J. Roberts, and Robert A. Schug
 
13 The Neuroscience of Sexual Offending 333
Andreas Mokros
 
14 The Neuroscience of Acquisitive/Impulsive Offending 359
Claire Nee and Stephanos Ioannou
 
15 Neurobiology of Brain Injury and its Link with Violence and Extreme Single and Multiple Homicides 385
Clare S. Allely
 
16 The Neurobiology of Offending Behavior in Adolescence 421
Graeme Fairchild and Areti Smaragdi
 
17 Alcohol-Related Aggression and Violence 455
Stefan Gutwinski, Adrienne J. Heinz, and Andreas Heinz
 
VOLUME 2
 
About the Editors xi
 
List of Contributors xiii
 
Part IV Neurobiological Bases to Risk Factors for Offending 481
 
18 Genetic Contributions to the Development of Psychopathic Traits and Antisocial Behavior in Youths 483
Nathalie M. G. Fontaine, Eamon J. McCrory, and Essi Viding
 
19 Developmental Risk Factors 507
Anthony R. Beech, Ben Nordstrom, and Adrian Raine
 
20 Mental Illness as a Putative Risk Factor for Violence and Aggression 531
Ahmad Abu-Akel and Sune Bo
 
21 Modifying Risk Factors: Building Strengths 553
Corine de Ruiter
 
Part V Rehabilitation 575
 
22 Engaging with Forensic Populations: A Biologically Informed Approach 577
Fiona Williams and Adam J. Carter
 
23 Brain Scanning and Therapeutics: How Do You Know Unless You Look? Neuroimaging Guided Treatment in Forensic Settings 601
Daniel G. Amen and Kristen Willeumier
 
24 Therapy for Acquired Brain Injury 631
Nick Alderman, Caroline Knight, Jennifer Brooks
 
25 The Impact of Physical Exercise on Antisocial Behavior: A Neurocognitive Perspective 659
Dylan B. Jackson and Kevin M. Beaver
 
26 Treating Emotion Dysregulation in Antisocial Behavior: A Neuroscientific Perspective 677
Steven M. Gillespie and Anthony R. Beech
 
27 The Pharmacological Treatment of Sex Offenders 703
Don Grubin
 
28 Understanding and Using Compassion-Focused Therapy in Forensic Settings 725
Russell Kolts and Paul Gilbert
 
29 The Neurobiology of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy 755
Derek Farrell
 
30 Adjusting the Lens: A Developmental Perspective for Treati

About the author

Anthony R. Beech, DPhil, FBPsS, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Adam J. Carter, PhD, is a psychologist working for Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, England and Wales.
Ruth E. Mann, PhD, is a psychologist working for Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, England and Wales.
Pia Rotshtein, PhD, is a neuroscientist in the Department of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Summary

Explores how the explosion of neuroscience-based evidence in recent years has led to a fundamental change in how forensic psychology can inform working with criminal populations.

This book communicates knowledge and research findings in the neurobiological field to those who work with offenders and those who design policy for offender rehabilitation and criminal justice systems, so that practice and policy can be neurobiologically informed, and research can be enhanced.

Starting with an introduction to the subject of neuroscience and forensic settings, The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience then offers in-depth and enlightening coverage of the neurobiology of sex and sexual attraction, aggressive behavior, and emotion regulation; the neurobiological bases to risk factors for offending such as genetics, developmental, alcohol and drugs, and mental disorders; and the neurobiology of offending, including psychopathy, antisocial personality disorders, and violent and sexual offending. The book also covers rehabilitation techniques such as brain scanning, brain-based therapy for adolescents, and compassion-focused therapy.

The book itself:
* Covers a wide array of neuroscience research
* Chapters by renowned neuroscientists and criminal justice experts
* Topics covered include the neurobiology of aggressive behavior, the neuroscience of deception, genetic contributions to psychopathy, and neuroimaging-guided treatment
* Offers conclusions for practitioners and future directions for the field.

The Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience is a welcome book for all researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students involved with forensic psychology, neuroscience, law, and criminology.

Additional text

"Taken together, this is not the multi-volume set that discourages reading through its sheer size. In fact, it draws the reader in and is hard to put down. In all, the editors clearly kept the brain in mind (to borrow a pun) when constructing this set. Having clearly learned the lessons of their own subject material, it is by far the most comprehensive yet user- friendly resource in this area to date." - David S. Prescott, LICSW, Fellow and Past-president, The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers

"Across the 2 volumes the editors have drawn together the broadest expertise in the field and produced what is in my view an accomplished and masterful exposition of the field of Forensic Neuroscience. In my view this book is long overdue in seeking to draw together the variety of strands that we will have all considered in our practice: albeit in an at times disparate fashion. Being able to make reference to a series of expert sources, across aspects of a presenting case in one place is of great benefit.

... a must have for all on their 'pre order' Christmas list!" - Martin Fisher CPsychol AFBPsS CSci Hon. MBPsS Europsych, Forensic Update Co-Editor

"The volume successfully combines the various authors' academic prowess and the years of practitioner and research experience that the accomplished editors bring with them. This means that the book charts out the origins of neuroscience in forensic settings right from the phrenology days to good old Phineas Gage and the 'social brain'. This handbook is, therefore, an essential text for anyone looking to know the current status of forensic research at the basic, intermediate and advanced level across multiple forensic settings. Something for everyone!" - Aarohi Khare, Doctoral Researcher, University of Kent

Report

"This book serves as a reasonable reference and summary of the available literature in the neuroscience field as it relates to criminal behavior. This overview with its concise organization, while easy to reference, requires readers to seek the cited articles for specific and detailed information on a topic." (Doody's Review Service)
--Christopher J Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN, Madigan Healthcare System

Product details

• Authors: A Beech, Anthony R. Beech, Anthony R. (University of Birmingham Beech, Anthony R. Carter Beech, Adam J. Carter, Ruth E. Mann, Pia Rotshtein
• Assisted by: Anthony R. Beech (Editor), Beech Anthony R. (Editor), Adam Carter (Editor), Adam J. Carter (Editor), Ruth E Mann et al (Editor), Ada J Carter (Editor), Adam J Carter (Editor), Ruth E. Mann (Editor), Ruth M. Mann (Editor), Pia Rotshtein (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781119121190
• ISBN: 978-1-119-12119-0
• No. of pages: 1040
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, forensische Psychologie, Psychology, forensic psychology, Forensic Medicine