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Author Forde, Robert A., author.

Title Bad psychology : how forensic psychology left science behind / Robert A. Forde.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource (306 pages)
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Acknowledgements -- 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 -- References.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Forensic psychology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Forde, Robert A. Bad psychology : how forensic psychology left science behind. Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018 9781785922305
ISBN 9781785922305 (alk. paper)
9781784505059 (e-book)

 
    
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