Key features

• •Updated statistics, research, and case law, such as recent Aid in Dying legislation, as well as analysis of recent events, help you see the real-world applications to current events.
• •Updated Focus boxes empower you to dig deeper into current issues, such as mental health courts, community-oriented policing, child abduction, hate crimes, the death penalty, and more. All Focus boxes also contain discussion questions for you to debate in a classroom setting.
• •All new From My Perspective boxes provide you with information about career choices as well as helpful advice about pursuing your career goals.
• •Increased attention to immigration-related issues offers you additional insights into immigration proceedings and ways to consult with the courts.
• •Additional coverage of human trafficking and online sexual predators enables you to better understand the psychological effects on victims and the services available to help.
• •Current research on violent video games, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking provides real examples of the effects of violent media.
• •New research on juveniles allows you to see the important contributions of neuropsychologists, particularly in terms of brain development in adolescents and promising community-based treatment approaches for juveniles.