Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers
Offers a comprehensive discussion of the legal and clinical contexts of forensic assessment, along with guidelines for participating ethically in a range of criminal and civil proceedings. This volume analyzes legal developments concerning the admissibility of expert testimony, the insanity defense, sexual predators, and the death penalty.
Print Book, English, cop. 2007
The Guilford Press, New York [etc], cop. 2007
XXVIII, 930 p. ; 26 cm
9781572309661, 1572309660
954148752
I. General Considerations1. Law and the Mental Health Professions: An Uneasy Alliance2. An Overview of the Legal System: Sources of Law, the Court System, and the Adjudicative Process3. The Nature and Method of Forensic Assessment4. Constitutional, Common-Law, and Ethical Contours of the Evaluation Process: The Mental Health Professional as Double Agent5. Managing Public and Private Forensic ServicesII. The Criminal Process6. Competency to Stand Trial7. Other Competencies in the Criminal Process8. Mental State at the Time of the Offense9. SentencingIII. Noncriminal Adjudication10. Civil Commitment11. Civil Competencies12. Compensating Mental Injury: Workers' Compensation and Torts13. Federal Antidiscrimination and Entitlement LawsIV. Children and Families14. Juvenile Delinquency15. Child Abuse and Neglect16. Child Custody in Divorce17. Education and HabilitationV. Communicating with the Courts18. Consultation, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony19. Sample Reports20. Glossary