Awards

• Winner of 2024 Significant Contribution Award Awarded by Canadian Psychological Association Criminal Justice Section 2024 (Canada)

Overview

This collection of case studies illustrates how the science of clinical forensic psychology informs all aspects of criminal cases and the criminal justice process in Canada. Clinical forensic psychology is defined by the application of clinical psychology assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation in legal contexts. The term captures the integration of clinical psychology as an applied professional discipline and forensic psychology as an experimental discipline. Cases in Clinical Forensic Psychology offers a series of case studies that allow readers to take a close and personal look at the criminal justice system in Canada. Clinical forensic psychologist Margo C. Watt examines the particulars of each case, including the biological, psychological, social, cultural, and legal factors. The book takes an evidence-based approach and highlights how the science of clinical forensic psychology informs all aspects of criminal cases: police investigative techniques, eyewitness testimony, pretrial publicity, jury selection and decision-making, forensic evaluations, psychological autopsies, mental health in corrections, and more. Examining incidents ranging from false confessions to wrongful convictions to deaths in custody and the ones who got away, Cases in Clinical Forensic Psychology questions how and why these events happened and considers what we can learn from them.

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9781487542771

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"""Finally, an evidence-based clinical and applied forensic psychology resource written for the Canadian context! Using real examples drawn from Canadian headlines, readers learn how psychological science has been applied in order to understand our strengths and missteps, and to correct our practices in the forensic psychology field."" - Mary Ann Campbell, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of New Brunswick, Saint John Campus ""This incredibly rich collage of case studies should be essential reading for anyone interested in forensic practice in Canada and elsewhere. Written in an engaging style, the chapters tell the story of (in)famous cases in Canadian courts to illustrate their impact on law, while providing comprehensive reviews of research evidence, brilliant quotations, and critical thinking questions to summarize key points for the reader."" - Ralph Serin, Professor of Forensic Psychology and Director of the Criminal Justice Decision-Making Laboratory, Carleton University ""In Cases in Clinical Forensic Psychology, Margo Watt reviews some of Canada's most compelling contemporary criminal cases, appropriately situating them in a legal and historical context, as well as in the scientific literature. By applying a clinical forensic lens to legal issues relevant to criminal cases, including the fairness of jury trials, police investigation techniques, and multicide, this text offers unique insight into psychological aspects of crime and our legal systems. I would recommend this book to scholars and anyone interested in true crime."" - Meg Ternes, Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology, Saint Mary's University"

Author Information

Margo C. Watt is a professor of psychology, practising clinical psychologist, and the coordinator of applied forensic psychology at St. Francis Xavier University.

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