1st Edition

Forensic Psychologists Casebook Psychological profiling and criminal investigation

Edited By Laurence Alison Copyright 2005
    440 Pages
    by Willan

    438 Pages
    by Willan

    This book aims to demonstrate how forensic psychology contributes to police investigations, providing practical information about the type of reports provided by psychologists and behavioural advisors, and set within a broader theoretical context. It asks the question 'What do practitioners actually do when they provide advice for the police and the courts and how do they do it?'

    The contributors to the book are all experts in the field of offender profiling and behavioural investigative advice. The chapters provide valuable insights into particular case details, the ethical and legal consequences of advice, coverage of the relevant theoretical context, explanations for conclusions drawn, practical difficulties in preparing reports, potential pitfalls, and an account of how cases are resolved.

    Part 1: The Context of Criminal Investigation  1. From trait-based profiling to psychological contributions to apprehension methods by Laurence Alison  2. Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders: a very Victorian critical incident by Jonathan Ogan and Laurence Alison  3. Psychological research and police investigations: does the research meet the needs? by Emma C. Barrett  4. Suspect prioritization in the investigation of sex offences: from clinical classification and profiling to pragmatism by Georgia Wilson and Laurence Alison  5. The range of issues in crime analysis by Nina Cope  6. The interpersonal dynamics of police interviewing by Laurence Alison and Joanne Howard  7. Policing the police: theoretical and practical contributions of psychologists to understanding and preventing corruption by Louise E. Porter  8. Working with the courts: advice for expert witnesses by David Ormerod and Jim Sturman QC  Part 2: Advising on Investigations  9. Rhetorical shaping in an undercover operation: the investigation of Colin Stagg in the Rachel Nickell murder enquiry by Laurence Alison and David Canter  10. Guidelines for profilers by Laurence Alison, Alasdair Goodwill and Emily Alison  11. Assessing the reliability of interviews with vulnerable witnesses by Katarina Fritzon  12. Malingering or memory loss in a major collision investigation: reconstructing accounts of suspects, victims and witnesses by Laurence Alison  13. Suicide or murder? Implicit narratives in the Eddie Gilfoyle case by David Canter  14. A stalking management programme: preparing advisory material for non-psychologists by Emily Alison and Laurence Alison  15. Consent, inference and patterns of abuse in a case of domestic violence by Emily Alison and Laurence Alison  16. Conclusions: personal reflections on the last decade by Adrian West and Laurence Alison

    Biography

    Laurence Alison is Professor of Psychology at the University of Liverpool. He is also a Chartered Forensic Psychologist, and Academic Director of the National Centre for the Study of Critical Incident Decision Making.