Forensic Child Psychology: Working in the Courts and Clinic - Hardcover

Fanetti, Matthew; O'Donohue, William T.; Fondren-Happel, Rachel; Daly, Kresta N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118273206 ISBN 13: 9781118273203

Publisher: Wiley, 2014

Synopsis

A guide to working effectively with children in the criminal justice system

Uniquely designed to train psychology, criminology, and social work students to work with children in the criminal justice system―both in the courtroom and as clinical clients―Forensic Child Psychology presents current research and practice-based knowledge to improve the judicial and child welfare systems.

Authors Matthew Fanetti, William T. O'Donohue, Rachel N. Happel, and Kresta N. Daly bring their combined expertise in child psychology, forensic interviewing, and criminal prosecution to bear on the process of obtaining accurate information from children involved in legal proceedings, preparing professionals to work with:

• Children who are victims of crime
• Children who are perpetrators of crime
• Children who are witnesses of crime

The book also covers related topics, including mandated reporting, the structure of juvenile justice and advocacy systems, and contains sidebars, summaries, glossaries, and study questions to assist with material mastery.

This is an excellent resource for students of child psychopathology in psychology, social work, nursing, and criminal justice at the graduate and late undergraduate stage of their educations.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Work effectively with children in the criminal justice system

Forensic Child Psychology provides a basic examination of psychology and law affecting children in the criminal justice system. This accessible text is uniquely designed to train psychology, criminology, and social work students to work with children in the criminal justice system―both in the courtroom and as clinical clients. The authors include the most current research and practice-based knowledge of the judicial and child welfare systems.

Forensic Child Psychology brings the authors' combined expertise in child psychology, forensic interviewing, and criminal prosecution to bear on the process of obtaining accurate information from children involved in legal proceedings. This text also offers a practical guide for professionals who work with children who are victims of crime, youngsters who are perpetrators of crime, and children who witness crime.

This important resource covers a wide range of related topics including mandated reporting, memory and suggestibility, understanding pedophilia, and the structure of juvenile justice and advocacy systems. As practical as it is informative, the text includes a wealth of sidebars, summaries, glossaries, and study questions to assist with material mastery.

This resource gives students of child psychopathology in psychology, social work, nursing, and criminal justice at the graduate and late undergraduate stage of their educations a clear understanding of forensic child psychology.

About the Author:

MATTHEW FANETTI, PHD., is a Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of Forensic Child Psychology Certification at Missouri State University.

WILLIAM T. O'DONOHUE, PHD., Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is also a licensed clinical psychologist.

RACHEL N. FONDREN HAPPEL, M.S., is a Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office for Victim Assistance.

KRESTA N. DALY, J.D., is a partner at Barth Daly LLP.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1118273206
• ISBN 13: 9781118273203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352