Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment

Essential's and Ackerman have done it again. This book is the perfect introductory book for forensic psychology and it makes an excellent reference for all levels. I am a psychologist and wanted to get an introductory taste to forensics because I've considered working myself into that area. This book touches on about everything, and the areas that it does not go in-depth with, you at least get a good feel of where/what you should investigate more into (i.e. what you should buy another book or journal article on).I would suggest buying the Kindle version and "flipping through" the pages. If the book does not touch on what you need it to, it can always be returned. Also, if you just prefer a hard copy, you can still return it and then just buy the hard copy!

This helped a lot when writing my forensic evaluation sample.

I had to order this book for a grad class and I really appreciated how affordable it was. The author explains assessments, when to use, et cetera extremely well and the chapters are broken into easily comprehensible sections.

To me it's a little more of an easy reference book than a text (only my opinion of course). I find the chapters to be broken down well and easy to understand even for those without a background in subject.

Well structured, but would be a tough read for the person who is unfamiliar with all of the various evaluating methods used. That being said, good job of covering everything since there is no long standing standard in such an evolving field.

as posted, it is essential if you are a novice in forensic assessment.

Great resource for psychological assessments. Quick resource guide that is helpful and easy to read.

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