Gebundenes Buch

Women Who Kill

Violence, Trauma, and Forensic Psychology

Herausgeber: Walker, Lenore; Temares, Amanda; Shapiro, David

Beschreibung

This book offers insights into women who kill, detailing their motivations, their patterns of violence, and how they can be aided through psychological evaluation and proper expert testimony. The chapters also include discussions of women who did not kill but were punished as if they had.

Autor

Lenore Walker introduced Battered Woman Syndrome into the courts in the 1980s. She is a 2023 recipient of the APF Gold Medal of Psychology Impact. Dr. Walker is an Educator and Psychologist who practices and testifies on forensic cases, especially in cases where one's state of mine is impacted by gender violence events. David Shapiro is recognized as one of the first individuals who practiced and wrote about the field of clinical forensic psychology, by looking at forensic psychology from the point of view of practice issues rather than theory and research. He has taught, presented, written, and received awards in the field of forensic psychology. Amanda Temares is Postdoctoral Resident in Fort Lauderdale, USA. She has worked with a variety of populations and presently works with children, adolescents, and adults who are involved with the Florida Department of Children and Families as well as those who experience serious and persistent mental illness. Brandi Diaz is Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow at the Forensic Services department within the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Her clinical duties include a variety of criminal and civil evaluations. She is the author of several articles and book chapters related to gender violence and evaluation procedures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9781032729169
• ISBN-10: 1032729163
• Artikelnr.: 70601046