• Preface ix Contributors xiii PART ONE CONTEXT OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
• 1 History of Forensic Psychology 3 Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol
• 2 Defining Forensic Psychology 35 Randy K. Otto and James R. P. Ogloff
• 3 Accessing the Law and Legal Literature 57 David DeMatteo, Michael E. Keesler, and Heidi Strohmaier
• 4 Practicing Ethical Forensic Psychology 85 Irving B. Weiner and Allen K. Hess
• 5 Training in Forensic Psychology 111 Daniel A. Krauss and Bruce D. Sales PART TWO APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
• 6 Conducting Child Custody and Parenting Evaluations 137 Philip M. Stahl
• 7 Conducting Personal Injury Evaluations 171 Lisa Drago Piechowski
• 8 Identifying and Treating Educational Disabilities 197 Daniel J. Reschly
• 9 Assessing Civil Capacities 219 Michele Galietta, Alexandra Garcia-Mansilla, and Barbara Stanley
• 10 Conducting Child Abuse and Neglect Evaluations 237 Lois O. Condie PART THREE APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
• 11 Assessing Competency to Stand Trial 281 Patricia A. Zapf, Ronald Roesch, and Gianni Pirelli
• 12 Assessing Criminal Responsibility 315 Patricia A. Zapf, Stephen L. Golding, Ronald Roesch, and Gianni Pirelli
• 13 Specific Intent and Diminished Capacity 353 Charles R. Clark PART FOUR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
• 14 Assessing Violence Risk 385 Kevin S. Douglas, Stephen D. Hart, Jennifer L. Groscup, and Thomas R. Litwack
• 15 Psychology and Law Enforcement 443 Ellen M. Scrivner, David M. Corey, and Lorraine W. Greene
• 16 Evaluating and Assisting Jury Competence in Civil Cases 469 Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Jennifer L. Groscup, and Steven Penrod
• 17 Evaluating Eyewitness Testimony of Adults 513 Stephen J. Ross, Colin G. Tredoux, and Roy S. Malpass
• 18 Evaluating Eyewitness Testimony of Children 561 Sue D. Hobbs, Jonni L. Johnson, Gail S. Goodman, Daniel Bederian-Gardner, Michael J. Lawler, Ivan D. Vargas, and Macaria Mendoza
• 19 Employing Polygraph Assessment 613 William G. Iacono and Christopher J. Patrick
• 20 Applying Hypnosis in Forensic Contexts 659 Alan W. Scheflin PART FIVE COMMUNICATING EXPERT OPINIONS
• 21 Writing Forensic Reports 711 Irving B. Weiner
• 22 Testifying in Court 733 Randy K. Otto, Susan L. Kay, and Allen K. Hess PART SIX INTERVENING WITH OFFENDERS
• 23 Practicing Psychology in Correctional Settings 759 Paul Gendreau and Claire Goggin
• 24 Treating Criminal Offenders 795 Robert D. Morgan, Daryl G. Kroner, Jeremy F. Mills, and Ashley B. Batastini
• 25 Assessing and Treating Sex Offenders 839 W. L. Marshall, Douglas Boer, and Liam E. Marshall Appendix: Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology 867 Author Index 881 Subject Index 905.
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A revised new edition of one of the top references for forensic psychologists This top professional and academic reference in forensic psychology is an established presence as both a professional reference and graduate text. This Fourth Edition is completely revised and updated for the new and rapidly growing demands of the field to reflect the new tools available to, and functions required of, present-day practitioners. The new edition expands coverage of neuropsychological assessment, eyewitness testimony, ad jury competence and decision-making, including selection, process and authority. In addition, the new ethics guidelines approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) are included and interpreted. * Updated to include reframed content and the introduction of new chapter topics and authors * Ideal for professional forensic psychologists and graduate students * Written by experts in the field, a clinical professor of psychiatry and an associate professor of mental health policy.
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• Heilbrun, Yasuhara, Shah, Violence Risk Assessment Tools: Overview and Critical Analysis. DeMatteo, Edens, Hart, The Use of Measures of Psychopathy in Violence Risk Assessment. Part I: Juvenile Risk. Augimeri, Enebrink, Walsh, Jiang, Gender-specific Childhood Risk Assessment Tools: Early Assessment Risk Lists for Boys (EARL-20B) and Girls (EARL-21G). Borum, Lodewijks, Bartel, Forth, Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY). Hoge, Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory. Part II: Adult Risk. Rice, Harris, Hilton, The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide for Violence Risk Assessment and the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment and Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide for Wife Assault Risk Assessment. Wong, Olver, Two Treatment- and Change-oriented Risk Assessment Tools: The Violence Risk Scale and Violence Risk Scale
• Sexual Offender Version. Douglas, Reeves, Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) Violence Risk Assessment Scheme: Rationale, Application, and Empirical Overview. Monahan, The Classification of Violence Risk. Andrews, Bonta, Wormith, The Level of Service (LS) Assessment of Adults and Older Adolescents. Kropp, Gibas, The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA). Anderson, Hanson, Static-99: An Actuarial Tool to Assess Risk of Sexual and Violent Recidivism among Sexual Offenders. Hart, Boer, Structured Professional Judgment Guidelines for Sexual Violence Risk Assessment: The Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20) and Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP).
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This comprehensive handbook of original chapters serves as a resource for clinicians and researchers alike. In addition to introductory and summary chapters devoted to general issues in violence risk assessment, each chapter is devoted to a comprehensive discussion of a particular risk assessment measure. Forensic psychology practitioners, mental health professionals who deal with the criminal justice system, and legal professionals working with violent offenders will find the "Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment" to be the primary reference for the field.
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This is a review of the laws in the state of Wisconsin as they relate to the mental health profession.
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