Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers
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Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers
Guilford Press, [1997]
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Considered the definitive resource and text on forensic psychiatry and psychology since the publication of the first edition, Psychological Evaluations for the Courts, Second Edition, continues to be the most comprehensive discussion of legal, research, and clinical issues for both mental health and legal professionals. Fully revised and updated, the volume covers a broad range of topics in forensic mental health, including insanity, child abuse, sentencing, personal injury claims, and civil commitment. Less traditional subjects such as federal antidiscrimination and entitlement laws, competency to testify, workers' compensation, and a new section on the clinical evaluation of witness credibility have also been added. Throughout, the authors summarize and analyze legal issues, offer suggestions for evaluation procedures, and review appropriate research on both clinical opinions and the legal process.
Completely updated to reflect current research and practice, the volume contains four entirely new chapters and has been revised throughout to include:
:: analyses of new case law and clinical techniques
:: important research on competency and dangerousness from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mental Health and Law
:: and new ethical rules developed by the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association.
Also new to this edition are exercises and case studies for students in each chapter. This book appropriate for students and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, other mental health fields and, law.
Table of Contents
Part I: General Considerations.Law and the Mental Health Professions: An Uneasy Alliance. An Overview of the Legal System: Sources of Law, the Court System, and the Adjudicative Process. The Nature and Method of Forensic Assessment. Constitutional, Common-Law, and Ethical Contours of the Evaluation Process: The Mental Health Professional as Double Agent. Managing Public and Private Forensic Services. Part II. The Criminal Process.Competency to Stand Trial. Other Competencies in the Criminal Process. Mental State at the Time of the Offense. Sentencing. Part III. Noncriminal Adjudication.Civil Commitment. Civil Competencies. Compensating Mental Injuries: Workers' Compensation and Torts. Federal Antidiscrimination and Entitlement Laws. Part IV. Children and Families.Juvenile Delinquency. Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Custody in Divorce. Education and Habilitation. Part V. Communicating with the Courts.Consultation, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony. Sample Reports. Glossary.
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