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

By: Forde, Robert A [author.].
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2018Description: 300 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785922305 (paperback : alk. paper).Subject(s): Forensic psychologyGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-290) and indexes.

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.

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