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Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice is a dynamic reader that provides cutting-edge research in police and correctional psychology, the psychology of crime and victimization, and psychology as applied to criminal and civil courts. Addressing key topics in each of three major course areas-criminal behavior, forensic psychology, and psychology and law-the book highlights how forensic psychology has contributed to the understanding of criminal behavior and crime prevention. Editors Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol have assembled published journal articles, as well as commentaries written specifically for this book by forensics experts, to provide an overview of the wide array of prevalent theories in this field.

“The proposed book offers something new to the field of forensic psychology . . . This text would be an extremely useful supplement to any psychology of crime text. I also like the way the book covers all applications of forensic psychology . . . For these reasons I would personally adopt the book for my course and I believe the book would have national appeal." -Amy Thistelwaite, Northern Kentucky University

“. . . [I]t clearly presents psychological issues in the forensic context in a very applied manner. . . an excellent choice for forensic psychology or psychology and law classes in many settings. . . I think students would find it a useful tool, and instructors would appreciate having such a variety of readings in one place." -Sara Broaders, Northwestern University

Key Features:

• Covers subjects such as police, victims, and correctional psychology-areas often left unaddressed by other works-to provide students with comprehensive coverage of forensic psychology in both criminal and civil contexts
• Features a professor-friendly matrix that demonstrates how the reader can be used to supplement the leading texts in criminal behavior, forensic psychology, and psychology and law courses
• Addresses victims and victim issues-a sensitive topic of special interest to students that is often overlooked in other readers
• Opens with an introductory chapter, followed by Part introductions, that provide helpful commentary on articles and serve to integrate the readings

Current Perspectives in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice is an ideal supplemental textbook for a variety of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice and forensic psychology such as Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Criminal Behavior, Criminal Psychology, Criminology, Psychology and Crime, and Psychology and Law. It also serves as an excellent supplement to Bartol’s Introduction to Forensic Psychology (2004) textbook.