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Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part One: Explaining Criminal BehaviorChapter 2: Biopsychology
Chapter 3: Developmental Psychology
Chapter 4: Behavioral Psychology
Chapter 5: Social Psychology
Chapter 6: Personality Psychology
Chapter 7: Psychopathy and Serial Murder
Part Two: The Criminal Justice SystemChapter 8: Mental Illness, Trauma, and Substance Use
Chapter 9: Police and Public Safety Psychology
Chapter 10: Psychology and Police Procedure
Chapter 11: Psychologist as Court Expert
Chapter 12: Psychology of the Jury
Chapter 13: Psychology of Behavior Change
Chapter 14: Psychology in Prison
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About the author
Lesli Blair has been interested in both psychology and criminal justice her whole life. When she found her love for teaching while earning her doctoral degree, one of the first courses she taught was called The Psychology of Criminal Behavior. She honed this course over 10 years, never finding a textbook that fully met the needs of the course. Every existing textbook needed to be supplemented with other readings. Eventually, she realized that she needed to write this textbook. Hopefully, it will allow others to learn some of the many ways that psychology can help us understand crime and the criminal justice system.
Summary
Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.
