My wonderful colleague and collaborator, Brian Cutler, and I are pleased to announce the release of our latest project, the APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology. This 2-volume series encompasses a total of 33 chapters, written by leading researchers, clinicians, and scholars in the field of forensic psychology.
About the Handbook
The APA Handbook of Forensic Psychology consolidates and advances knowledge about the scientific foundations and practical application of psychology to law, the practice of law, and law-related policy. Drawing upon contemporary psychological research and practice, this Handbook provides a thorough, up-to-date, and far-reaching reference on forensic psychological issues that are important to researchers, practitioners and students in psychology, other social sciences and practice disciplines, and law.
The Handbook is divided into 2 Volumes, each comprised of 3 sections:
Volume 1 (Individual and Situational Influences in Criminal and Civil Contexts)
- Forensic Evaluation and Treatment in Criminal Cases
- Individual and Situational Predictors of Criminal Behavior
- Applications of Forensic Psychology in Civil Cases
Volume 2 (Criminal Investigation, Adjudication, and Sentencing Outcomes)
- Victim and Offender Groups
- Criminal Investigations and Jury Trials
- Sentencing and Incarceration
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Individual and Situational Influences in Criminal and Civil Contexts
I. Forensic Evaluation and Treatment in Criminal Cases
- Foundational Aspects of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
Kirk Heilbrun and Casey D. LaDuke - Forensic Assessment Instruments
Richard Rogers and Chelsea E. Fiduccia - Risk Assessment and Communication
Laura S. Guy, Kevin S. Douglas, and Stephen D. Hart - Legal Insanity and Mens Rea Defenses
Ira K. Packer - Criminal Competencies
Daniel C. Murrie and Heather Zelle - Mental Health Treatment of Criminal Offenders
Barry Rosenfeld, Jacqueline Howe, Ashley Pierson, and Melodie Foellmi - Capital Case Considerations
David DeMatteo, Michael Keesler, Megan Murphy, and Heidi Strohmaier
II. Individual and Situational Predictors of Criminal Behavior
- Criminal Behavior
Shelley L. Brown, Shannon Gottschall, and Craig Bennell - Psychopathy
Kevin S. Douglas, Natalia L. Nikolova, Shannon E. Kelley, and John F. Edens - Substance Use and Crime
David DeMatteo, Sarah Filone, and Jennie Davis - Sexual Offending
Michael C. Seto, Drew A. Kingston, and Skye Stephens - Intimate Partner Violence
Tonia L. Nicholls and John Hamel
III. Applications of Forensic Psychology in Civil Cases
- Child Custody and Access
Marc J. Ackerman and Jonathan W. Gould - Personal Injury and Other Tort Matters
Eric Y. Drogin, Leigh D. Hagan, Thomas J. Guilmette, and Lisa D. Piechowski - Employment Discrimination
Margaret S. Stockdale, Katherine A. Sliter, and Leslie Ashburn-Nardo - Civil Competencies
Douglas Mossman and Helen M. Farrell
I. Victim and Offender Groups
- Children as Witnesses
Debra Ann Poole, Sonja P. Brubacher, and Jason J. Dickinson - Juvenile Offenders
Jennifer L. Woolard, Sarah Vidal, and Erika Fountain - Elders and the Justice System
Eve M. Brank and Lindsey E. Wylie - Female Offenders
Tonia L. Nicholls, Keith R. Cruise, Duncan Greig, and Holly Hinz - Race in the Justice System
Jennifer S. Hunt
II. Criminal Investigations and Jury Trials
- Investigative Psychology
Paul J. Taylor, Brent Snook, Craig Bennell and Louise Porter - Eyewitness Memory
Nancy K. Steblay - Deception Detection
Aldert Vrij - Confessions
Saul M. Kassin, Jennifer T. Perillo, Sara C. Appleby, and Jeff Kukucka - Jury Decision Making
Margaret Bull Kovera and Lora Levett - Media and the Law
Jennifer Groscup - Procedural Justice
Diane Sivasubramaniam and Larry Heuer
III. Sentencing and Incarceration
- Probation and Parole
Jill Viglione and Faye S. Taxman - Sentencing
R. Barry Ruback - Prison Overcrowding
Craig Haney - Community Corrections
Erin Crites, Courtney Porter, and Faye S. Taxman - The Death Penalty
Craig Haney, Joanna Weill, and Mona Lynch
