Bad psychology how forensic psychology left science behind / Robert A. Forde.
| Author/creator | Forde, Robert A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018. |
| Description | 300 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Who does he think he is? -- How psychologists work -- Treatment needs assessment : who needs it? -- Risk assessment : coffee cans and crystal balls -- Formulation : when "i don't know" is the correct answer, all other answers are wrong -- Intervention : a suitable case for treatment? -- Evaluation : what works and how would we know? -- Communication : who's listening? -- The parole process : who goes home? -- Heuristics and biases : how can we be so stupid? -- Are we hardwired for poor judgement? -- The future of forensic (and maybe other) psychology -- Leaving the science behind. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-290) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017018085 |
| ISBN | 9781785922305 (paperback : alk. paper) |