Forensic Child Psychology: Working in the Courts and Clinic

Uniquely designed to train psychology, criminology, and socialwork students to work with children in the criminal justicesystem--both in the courtroom and as clinicalclients--Forensic Child Psychology presents currentresearch and practice-based knowledge to improve the judicial andchild welfare systems.

Authors Matthew Fanetti, William T. O'Donohue, Rachel N. Happel, and Kresta N. Daly bring their combined expertise in childpsychology, forensic interviewing, and criminal prosecution to bearon the process of obtaining accurate information from childreninvolved in legal proceedings, preparing professionals to workwith:

• 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 mandatedreporting, the structure of juvenile justice and advocacy systems, and contains sidebars, summaries, glossaries, and study questionsto assist with material mastery.

This is an excellent resource for students of childpsychopathology in psychology, social work, nursing, and criminaljustice at the graduate and late undergraduate stage of theireducations.