Bad Psychology : How Forensic Psychology Left Science Behind.
Forde, Robert A.
Bad Psychology : How Forensic Psychology Left Science Behind. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages)
Intro -- Bad Psychology - How Forensic Psychology Left Science Behind by Robert A. Forde -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Who does he think he is? -- 2. How Psychologists Work -- 3. Treatment Needs Assessment - Who Needs It? -- 4. Risk Assessment - Coffee Cans and Crystal Balls -- 5. Formulation - When 'I Don't Know' Is the Correct Answer, All Other Answers Are Wrong -- 6. Intervention - A Suitable Case for Treatment? -- 7. Evaluation - What Works and How Would We Know? -- 8. Communication - Who's Listening? -- 9. The Parole Process - Who Goes Home? -- 10. Heuristics and Biases - How Can We Be So Stupid? -- 11. Are We Hardwired for Poor Judgement? -- 12. The Future of Forensic (and Maybe Other) Psychology -- 13. Leaving the Science Behind -- Postscript -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Robert A. Forde challenges widely held yet flawed views in the field of applying psychology to criminality. Here, he exposes the lack of evidence behind current policy and practice, vested commercial and professional interests which maintain the status quo, and demands alternative approaches from the field of forensic psychology.
9781784505059
Forensic psychology.
Electronic books.
RA1148.F544 2018
614.15
Bad Psychology : How Forensic Psychology Left Science Behind. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages)
Intro -- Bad Psychology - How Forensic Psychology Left Science Behind by Robert A. Forde -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Who does he think he is? -- 2. How Psychologists Work -- 3. Treatment Needs Assessment - Who Needs It? -- 4. Risk Assessment - Coffee Cans and Crystal Balls -- 5. Formulation - When 'I Don't Know' Is the Correct Answer, All Other Answers Are Wrong -- 6. Intervention - A Suitable Case for Treatment? -- 7. Evaluation - What Works and How Would We Know? -- 8. Communication - Who's Listening? -- 9. The Parole Process - Who Goes Home? -- 10. Heuristics and Biases - How Can We Be So Stupid? -- 11. Are We Hardwired for Poor Judgement? -- 12. The Future of Forensic (and Maybe Other) Psychology -- 13. Leaving the Science Behind -- Postscript -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Robert A. Forde challenges widely held yet flawed views in the field of applying psychology to criminality. Here, he exposes the lack of evidence behind current policy and practice, vested commercial and professional interests which maintain the status quo, and demands alternative approaches from the field of forensic psychology.
9781784505059
Forensic psychology.
Electronic books.
RA1148.F544 2018
614.15