Offenders' Memories of Violent Crimes by Sven A Christianson

Offenders' Memories of Violent Crimes by Sven A Christianson

Violent offenders often claim amnesia in order to avoid punishment. Investigators and juries often need to determine how genuine claims of amnesia are. Offenders with amnesia are not able to enter a plea; there are implications for the interview strategies employed by the police.

Sven Å. Christianson is a Professor of Psychology, Ph.D., Chartered Psychologist, and chief of the Research Unit for Forensic Psychology, at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Sundsvall Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Sweden. Dr Christianson has authored or co-authored over one hundred papers published in peer reviewed psychological and medical journals and anthologies, and has written or edited several books regarding crime, trauma, and memory, for example Handbook of Emotion and Memory (1992), Traumatic Memories (1994), Crime and Memory (1996), Advanced Interrogation and Interviewing Technique (1998) and Police Psychology (2004). The objective of his current research programme is to gain an understanding of the relationship between emotion and memory, with a research focus on victims’, bystander witnesses’ and offenders’ memories of violent and sexual crimes. Dr Christianson has been a consultant in numerous murder, rape and child sexual abuse cases, and he is a sought after speaker and psychological expert witness.

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ISBN 13	9780470015087
ISBN 10	047001508X
Title	Offenders' Memories of Violent Crimes
Author	Sven A Christianson
Series	Wiley Series In Psychology Of Crime Policing And Law
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published	2007-02-09
Number of pages	400
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