Handbook of Forensic Sociology and Psychology /

In looking at the psychological and sociological aspects of criminal cases, the authors expand understanding of forensics and the work required of professionals in the field. The handbook "analyzes the principles, theories, and methods of both forensic sociology and psychology and their use in the justice system." Goldstein, a clinical psychologist, and Morewitz, a forensic sociologist and consultant, are practitioners and scholars with multiple publications to their credit. They coauthored Chronic Disorders in Children and Adolescents (2011), and Morewitz is the author of Death Threats and Violence: New Research and Clinical Perspectives (2008). The handbook presents the varied roles of professionals in providing assistance as expert witnesses and analysts in numerous areas of criminology, including brainwashing, domestic violence, interrogation-induced false confessions, jury selection, competency evaluation, suicide, child-custody evaluations, immigration, gender issues, and courts-martial. The language and style are clear and make the book easy to understand, and examples of the sociological and psychological environment of forensics are straightforward. This work is for those involved in the study, teaching, or practice of forensics, criminology, psychology, sociology, law, and related disciplines. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. G. A. Collins Florida Gulf Coast University