Reviews for The AMDP-system

The average rating for The AMDP-system based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-13 00:00:00 Richard Molinare This is a textbook. As far as textbooks go, this one was easy to read, well-organized, and presented concepts well. The chapters end with a summary as well as key concepts (vocabulary words). It also contains an index, and index of cited researchers, a bibliography, and a glossary. The book covers research in psychology and social psychology and how behavioral sciences relate to the criminal justice system. Areas of the criminal justice system covered include the philosophy of the U.S. justice system, the psychology of criminals (and the various theories about what causes crime), the psychology of the police (police-community relations, personality testing, burn-out), the psychology of being arrested (why some people over others, racial profiling, interrogation methods, Miranda, etc.), the psychology of being a defendant (proving competence, insanity defense, issues with eye-witness testimony, etc.), the psychology of choosing or being in a jury, the psychology of victims/survivors, the psychology of juvenile criminals, and the psychological mechanisms around detention and imprisonment. This is a broad overview of where the touch points are between the behavioral sciences and the criminal justice system. For that, the book does its job well. If you're looking for a more detailed analysis, this may be a good reference for landmark cases, the names of researchers, and some broad information about their studies.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-03-31 00:00:00 Mike Griffin I think this was a pretty good textbook. Most of the subject material was very interesting, and there were plenty of real life cases discussed that were relevant to the subject at hand. Lots of research was discussed in every chapter, and provided support to a lot of the things the book was teaching about. I read this book on the Kindle, and while I think the Kindle formatting leaves a little bit to be wanted, I still think I prefer it to a regular book. This is a pretty decent textbook and very good for those interested in criminal justice and/or psychology. I learned a few things that I was not aware of, and saw more support for things I have already learned in other classes.