From the Back Cover
Adopting a unique approach is organised around the course of a typical case through the justice system, Forensic Psychology: Routes through the System identifies where and how the role of forensic psychology fits in, hence the subtitle 'Routes through the system'.
This text is aimed at advanced undergraduates taking Forensic Psychology option courses and postgraduates taking Forensic Psychology masters programmes, as well as for those practitioners at the start of their careers.
Key features:
- "Where do you stand" and "Focus on" which help in understanding the subject in depth and also act as discussion starters
- Well-known author team with a wealth experience
- Employability tools aimed to help future forensic psychologists in their career
- Online interviews with a police officer, clinical psychologist, probation officer and a person serving a prison sentence which offer perspectives on the route through the system
- A glossary of key terms which act as easy reference
James McGuire is Emeritus Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. During his career, he worked as a psychologist in a variety of settings including intellectual disabilities services and a high security hospital, and he has carried out research in prisons, probation, addictions services, and the youth justice system. He has helped to develop guidelines on personality disorders for the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and is a member of the Correctional Services Advisory and Accreditation Panel, Ministry of Justice.
Simon Duff is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Deputy Director of Forensic Programmes at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he oversees the doctorate programme. His research interests focus primarily on aspects of sexual offending, stalking, fetishism and the impact of pornography. In addition to his academic career, he works with a variety of clients at Mersey Forensic Psychology Service.
James McGuire is Emeritus Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. During his career, he worked as a psychologist in a variety of settings including intellectual disabilities services and a high security hospital, and he has carried out research in prisons, probation, addictions services, and the youth justice system. He has helped to develop guidelines on personality disorders for the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and is a member of the Correctional Services Advisory and Accreditation Panel, Ministry of Justice.
Simon Duff is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Deputy Director of Forensic Programmes at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he oversees the doctorate programme. His research interests focus primarily on aspects of sexual offending, stalking, fetishism and the impact of pornography. In addition to his academic career, he works with a variety of clients at Mersey Forensic Psychology Service.
