Supervision, Training, and Management
Ira K. Packer and Thomas Grisso
in Specialty Competencies in Forensic Psychology
This chapter presents an overview of some of the common problems identified with forensic reports, before discussing the principles of training that have been developed to address those ...
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Introduction to Forensic Assessment of Children
Steven N. Sparta and Gerald P. Koocher
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
This chapter introduces the subject of the forensic assessment of children. This includes distinctions between traditional psychological practice and forensic roles, and between child and ...
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The Founding and Early Years of the American Board of Forensic Psychology
Florence W. Kaslow
in The Roots of Modern Psychology and Law: A Narrative History
This chapter chronicles the start of board certification by the American Board of Forensic Psychology and its partner, the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. It recapitulates the ...
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Forensic Mental Health Services and Competence to Stand Trial
Ronald Roesch
in The Roots of Modern Psychology and Law: A Narrative History
This chapter traces the author’s entry into the field of psychology and law in the late 1960s and 1970s. His interests began when he was an undergraduate working in a state mental hospital ...
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Child Custody
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
The two reports in this chapter are assessments of child custody. Requests for child custody evaluations typically come from the court, or from attorneys representing one of the divorcing ...
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Response Style
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
This chapter focuses on the assessment of response style as part of FMHA. “Response style” describes how an individual being evaluated responds to the assessment material, with primary ...
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Miranda Waiver Capacity
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
Chapter 2 discusses the capacity of adult defendants to waive their Miranda rights. The principle to be applied to the first case concerns the value of nomothetic data, derived from groups ...
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The Nature and Evolution of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
Kirk Heilbrun, Thomas Grisso, and Alan M. Goldstein
in Foundations of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 2 offers definitions of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) and reviews its history in two ways: the growth of its formal infrastructure, and a sketch of some of the forensic ...
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Scientific Foundations of Forensic Psychology
Ira K. Packer and Thomas Grisso
in Specialty Competencies in Forensic Psychology
This chapter discusses the conceptual and scientific bases for some important areas of research that inform forensic practice. Before proceeding, however, it is worthwhile to consider some ...
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Forensic Consultation
Ira K. Packer and Thomas Grisso
in Specialty Competencies in Forensic Psychology
This chapter begins with a discussion of standards for providing written reports of forensic evaluations. It then discusses the competencies involved when forensic psychologists function as ...
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A Pediatric Lead Litigation Primer: Foundations for Mental Health Assessment
Steven B. Bisbing
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 17 provides a detailed primer on litigationrelated to the toxic effects of lead on children. It presents the nature of the problem, litigation, forensic implications, and details of ...
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Forensic Interviewing of Children and Adolescents
Linda Sayler Gudas and Jerome M. Sattler
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 8 begins a number of assessment-relatedchapters, providing a general framework onforensic interviewing in a developmental context. This chapter presents advice on general clinical ...
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Forensic Psychology in the Military Setting
Paul Montalbano and Michael G. Sweda
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Forensic psychologists practicing in the military environment need to be aware of: key differences between civilian and military legal parameters in conducting evaluations; ethical concerns ...
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Guardianship
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
The case report in this chapter is about the competence of adults to manage their own affairs. Evaluations of this type help courts decide whether a guardian should be appointed to handle ...
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Competence for Execution
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
The report in this chapter describes an evaluation of competence for execution. These evaluations have been guided by case law, although the statutorily defined criteria may differ by ...
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Assessing Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in a Legal Context
Kathryn Kuehnle and Steven N. Sparta
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 9 provides detailed suggestionsfor framing evaluations of child sexual abuse allegationsin forensic contexts. It reviews issues critical to the assessment of alleged child sexual ...
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Working With Courts, Judges, and Lawyers: What Forensic Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Being Expert Witnesses
Steven R. Smith
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 6 provides an analysis of the mental healthexpert witness role. It considers the law of expert witnesses, the nature of expertise, and the role of mental health experts in the legal ...
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Evaluating the Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Lois Oberlander Condie
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 10 presents strategies for evaluating the effectsof domestic violence on children. The data andstrategies suggested aim to help readers separate objectiveforensics from popular ...
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The MMPI-A in Forensic Assessment
James N. Butcher and Kenneth S. Pope
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 24 reviews information and issues vital to those who use the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A) in forensic assessments, as well as to those (e.g., ...
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Report Writing and Testimony
Ivan Kruh and Thomas Grisso
in Evaluation of Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial
Chapter 7 explores report writing and testimony. This chapter touches briefly on matters that are general to most forensic reports and testimony, while providing greater detail on matters ...
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