viii Contents
Juveniles' Attitudes toward the Police 43
Adolescent Female Prostitutes: Criminals or Victims? 483 Civil Forensics
Overview 55
Public Attitudes toward Police 56
Exploring the Police Personality 61
Police and the Mentally 111 68
Community Policing: Trendy or Effective? 72
Police Training: Communication Skills and
Conflict Resolution 76
Policing Minority Populations 824 Family Forensics
Overview 89
Police as Mediators in Domestic Disputes 90
Police Stress 95
Police Work and Family Stress 103
Homosexual Police Officers 108PART II
Court and the Legal System
5 Adult Forensics
Overview 115
Plea Bargaining 117
Competency to Stand Trial 121
Jury Selection 124
Psychological Tests and Forensic Assessment Instruments
in the Courtroom 127
Risk Assessment 132
Forensic Verdicts or Psychiatric Justice: NGRI and GBMI 136