FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

The book consists of three parts. The first part deals with questions of forensic psychiatry. After examining the concept of guilt and its relation to the problem of free will, it covers extensively the subjects of lack of criminal responsibility, insanity, diminished responsibility and drunkenness. The second part refers to questions of forensic psychology. Among its main themes are: the methodological tools of then forensic psychologist, evaluation of confessions and testimonies, as well as the psychology of judges and jurors. The last part deals with the role of the expert witness (psychiatrist and psychologist) in criminal procedures.