Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology / Dennis Howitt, Loughborough University.

Revised edition of the author's Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology, 2015.

Publisher's acknowledgements -- What is forensic and criminal psychology -- The social context of crime -- Crime and the public -- Victims of crime -- Theories of crime -- Juvenile offenders and beyond -- Theft and other crimes against property -- Violent offenders -- Sexual offenders 1: rapists -- Sexual offenders 2: paedophiles and child molestation -- Police psychology -- Terrorism and hostage-taking incidents -- Eyewitness testimony -- Profile analysis 1: fbi-style offender profiling -- Profile analysis 2: investigative psychology, statistical and geographical profiling -- False allegations -- False and true confessions -- Lies, lie detecting and credibility 1: the psychology of deception -- Lies, lie detecting and credibility 2: the polygraph test and statement validity analysis -- Children as witnesses -- Mental disorders and crime -- Mental, personality and intellectual problems in court -- Judges and lawyers -- Juries and decision making -- Effective prison -- Psychological treatments for prisoners and other offenders -- Glossary -- References -- Name index -- Subject index.