Making an impact on policing and crime : psychological research, policy and practice / edited by Clifford Stott, Ben Bradford, Matthew Radburn and Leanne Savigar-Shaw.

Contributor(s): Stott, Clifford [author. ] | Bradford, Ben [author. ] | Radburn, Matthew [author. ] | Savigar-Shaw, Leanne [author. ]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, c2021Description: xx, 234 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9780815353577 [paperback]Subject(s): Criminology | Medical Forensic Psychology | Popular Forensic Psychology
Contents:
1 Preventing and reducing sexual abuse -- 2 CCTV and the super-recognisers -- 3 Forensic questioning -- 4 Detecting deception -- 5 Political violence -- 6 Sport and physical activity in prisons -- 7 Procedural justice - the impact of a theory -- 8 Policing crowds.
Summary: "Making an Impact on Policing and Crime: Psychological Research, Policy and Practice applies a range of case studies and examples of psychological research by international, leading researchers to tackle real-world issues within the field of crime and policing. Making an Impact on Policing and Crime documents the application of cutting-edge research to real-world policing and explains how psychologists’ insights have been adapted and developed to offer effective solutions across the criminal justice system. The experts featured in this collection cover a range of psychological topics surrounding the field, including the prevention and reduction of sexual offending and reoffending, the use of CCTV and ‘super-recognisers’, forensic questioning of vulnerable witnesses, the accuracy of nonverbal and verbal lie detection interview techniques, psychological ‘drivers’ of political violence, theoretical models of police–community relations, and the social and political significance of urban ‘riots’. This collection is a vital resource for practitioners in policing fields and the court system and professionals working with offenders, as well as students and researchers in related disciplines." --Provided by the publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Preventing and reducing sexual abuse -- 2 CCTV and the super-recognisers -- 3 Forensic questioning -- 4 Detecting deception -- 5 Political violence -- 6 Sport and physical activity in prisons -- 7 Procedural justice - the impact of a theory -- 8 Policing crowds.

"Making an Impact on Policing and Crime: Psychological Research, Policy and Practice applies a range of case studies and examples of psychological research by international, leading researchers to tackle real-world issues within the field of crime and policing.

Making an Impact on Policing and Crime documents the application of cutting-edge research to real-world policing and explains how psychologists’ insights have been adapted and developed to offer effective solutions across the criminal justice system. The experts featured in this collection cover a range of psychological topics surrounding the field, including the prevention and reduction of sexual offending and reoffending, the use of CCTV and ‘super-recognisers’, forensic questioning of vulnerable witnesses, the accuracy of nonverbal and verbal lie detection interview techniques, psychological ‘drivers’ of political violence, theoretical models of police–community relations, and the social and political significance of urban ‘riots’.

This collection is a vital resource for practitioners in policing fields and the court system and professionals working with offenders, as well as students and researchers in related disciplines." --Provided by the publisher

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