David Canter: Forensic psychology—A very short introduction

Excerpt

The “Very Short Introductions” book series published by Oxford University Press is designed to give general readers a fascinating and readily understandable account to complex subjects and will ultimately encompass around 300 titles. David Canter is Professor of Psychology at The University of Huddersfield/UK, and has a broad background and wide experience in forensic psychology teaching, research and practice. He now provides a small introduction to his discipline: The book is enjoyable and delightful to read, and the topics can easily be grasped and appreciated even by non-expert readers. It comprises 145 pages organized into 7 well-written and well-structured chapters (“The excitement and challenge of forensic psychology”, “How to make a criminal”, “Experts in court”, “Psychology and legal proceedings”, “Working with offenders”, “Working with law enforcement”, “Always the bridesmaid?”) and is enriched with 14 black and white portraits of famous psychologists and photographs. …