Criminal Psychologist: Second Edition

Author: (USA) Masters
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the basic concepts and principles of psychological counseling for offenders within the context of criminal justice, the entire process of counseling, and practical, feasible counseling methods. It also conducts an in-depth analysis and discussion of gender differences between male and female offenders, counseling for various types of offenders, and the treatment of psychopathic offenders. Finally, it discusses the effectiveness of psychological counseling for offenders. The book's features include: systematic and comprehensive, providing a thorough discussion of the issues involved in psychological counseling for offenders; theory linked to practice, closely connecting counseling theory with psychological counseling for offenders in the context of criminal justice; easy to learn and master, each chapter lists content summaries, key terms, and provides readers with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and relevant website links. The target readers of this book are mainly psychological counselors for offenders in the criminal justice system, students studying psychological counseling for offenders, and other personnel engaged in related work.