Forensic Hypnosis: The Practical Application of Hypnosis in Criminal Investigations

This comprehensive manual of investigative hypnosis focuses on the application of hypnosis in civil and criminal investigations, particularly for enhancing recall of pertinent details among victims and witnesses. The text covers the history, theory, principles, practice, and management of forensic hypnosis, and this revised edition reflects a survey of the professional activity in the field and a comprehensive review of the relevant case law that has been generated between 1981 and 1995. The book is designed for investigators, attorneys, and consulting medical and mental health professionals. It will be especially valuable to law enforcement officers who are seeking ways to incorporate this important tool into their investigative armamentarium and to prosecuting attorneys who must defend the use of hypnosis in court. In addition to serving as a technical manual for students and instructors of forensic hypnosis, a handbook of management and regulation, a review of legal aspects, and an analytical survey of special problems, this book also can function as a comprehensive guide to the development of in-house programs for law enforcement agencies. It is, in short, the complete, cohesive, and expert text required by those involved or interested in forensic hypnosis.