Ewing, Charles Patrick, 1949-

Trials of a forensic psychologist : a casebook / Charles Patrick Ewing. - Hoboken, N. J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2008. - xviii, 280 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-272) and index.

Waiver of Miranda rights and voluntary versus coerced confession -- Battered woman syndrome, self-defense, and extreme emotional disturbance -- Insanity : malingering versus organic brain syndrome -- Insanity, extreme emotional disturbance, or both? -- Voluntary or coerced confession? -- Child abuse victim, sexual predator, or both? -- Battered woman syndrome, duress, and the death penalty -- Validation of alleged child sexual abuse -- Murder or manslaughter? Extreme emotional disturbance -- Insanity, posttraumatic stress disorder, and brief reactive psychosis.

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Forensic psychology--Case studies.