Dr. Robert Sadoff's The Evolution of Forensic Psychiatry is extraordinarily unique in that it is not intended to be a textbook or a guide to forensic psychiatry. Instead, this book is a fascinating mix of historical beginnings, current developments, representative subspecialties of psychiatry, and several allied disciplines and their impact on forensic psychiatry. Furthermore, it also includes neuroscientific research and how it translates to civic and criminal case work. Judges, attorneys, law professors and a police scientist all weigh in on the influence of the interdisciplinary research these forensic scientists have had on the justice system. Featuring case examples and research conducted by the professionals who have had the greatest influence on the growth of the field of forensic psychiatry, they lead the discussion on the various aspects and issues of the discipline's impact on the criminal justice system.
ISBN: | 9780199393435 |
Publication date: | 20th August 2015 |
Author: | Dr Robert Clinical Professor of Forensic Psychiatry Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Clinical Profes Sadoff |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 404 pages |
Genres: |
Psychiatry Forensic medicine History of medicine Criminal or forensic psychology |