Books by David Shapiro

Part I What is Forensic  Psychology.- Introduction to Forensic Psychology.- Models of Legal Systems.- Admissibility of Expert Testimony.- Part II    Understanding the Criminal Mind.- Criminal Responsibility.- Competency to Stand Trial.- Self-Defense and Syndrome Testimony.- Clinical Assessment in Forensic Settings.- Psychological Interventions in Forensic Settings.- Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Best Practices.- Part III   Can Psychologists Measure Pain and Suffering?.- Civil Law and Personal Injury.- Involuntary Commitment and Other Civil Liberties.- Malpractice.- Part IV  Family Law and Fitness to Parent.- Marriage and Divorce.- Access to and Protection of Children (in family law).- Reproductive Rights and the Law.- Part V   Juvenile Justice.- Delinquency.- School & Workplace Violence.- Legal Rights of Children.- Part VI    Social Psychology and Legal Consultation.- Discrimination and Sexual Harassment.- Eyewitness Identification.- Jury Selection and Trial Consultation.- Part VII   Practical Tips for Forensic Psychology Experts.- Forensic Experts and Attorneys: Communication Process.- Risk Management in Forensic Psychology Practice.

The first full-length collection in fifteen years from New York School prodigy and master of lyrical abstraction David Shapiro.

Kinshasa is now the second largest urban area in sub-Saharan Africa, with a population around five million. The authors trace the impact on women's lives of social, economic and demographic changes that have resulted from the rapid expansion of the city.

This book is a compendium of lesson plans for classroom exercises designed to foster philosophical inquiry with young people. It introduces the reader to a wide range of activities for exploring philosophical questions and problems with children from preschool age through high-school.

This new edition of one of the books most closely identified with clinical psychology since 1965 will expose a new generation to Shapiro's stunningly defining conceptualizations of the Obsessive-Compulsive, Paranoid, Hysterical, and Impulsive ways of being.

The second half of life is a journey into unknown territory—a safari like the one that inspired this deeply renewing and inspiring book. Drawing upon ancient wisdom and modern research for guidance, Richard Leider and David Shapiro invite you on a journey back to the primordial rhythms—back to a time and place where we are better able to clarify for ourselves what really matters in our lives. They share stories from their own lives and of others facing midlife and beyond, stories that exemplify the qualities of authenticity and wholeheartedness that are the essential components of vital aging. And they offer up positive practices that can help us save and savor the world: live an authentic life of purpose and meaning while balancing our lives with vitality and joy

With the publication of this masterly new book, David Shapiro fulfills the promise made more than twenty years ago. Psychotherapy of Neurotic Character presents for the first time an approach to psychotherapy consistent with his classic work, Neurotic Styles.

In this long-awaited volume, David Shapiro extends the same stubbornly intuitive clinical vision that informed his phenomenally successful Neurotic Styles to probe the dynamic psychopathological character