Forensic psychology : from classroom to courtroom / edited by Brent van Dorsten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van Dorsten, Brent.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic psychology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 318 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

Psychological data have now become central in many areas of legal practice, including criminal, health care, and child custody domains. Unfortunately, the professional and empirical literature has not kept pace with this proliferation. Forensic Psychology: From Classroom to Courtroom fills this void, synthesizing the contributing authors' expertise into a versatile, authoritative, and empirically-derived delineation of the current status of psychological practice in each topic area, relative strengths and weaknesses of current behavioral evidence of forming legal/forensic opinions, and recommendations for future work. The book includes a discussion of the propagation of forensic psychology as a field of specialization, professional preparation issues for training as a forensic psychologist, unique ethical concerns, and an authoritative discussion of issues in several prominent areas of forensic psychology practice.

Contents:

Forensic Psychology / Brent Van Dorsten 1

The Mental Health Professional in Court / Stanley L. Brodsky, Alicia A. Caputo, Marla L. Domino 17

Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychological Evaluation / David Shapiro 35

Assessment in Forensic Practice / James N. Butcher 65

Forensic Assessment of Malingering and Related Response Styles / Richard Rogers, Michael J. Vitacco 83

Assessing Competency in Criminal Proceedings / Alan A. Abrams 105

Civil Committment / Kathleen Powers Stafford 143

Child Custody Evaluations / Philip M. Stahl 171

Child Abuse / Seth Kalichman 199

Assessment of Sexual Offenders / Mary Alice Conroy 219

Forensic Medical Psychology / Brent Van Dorsten, Laurence B. James 247

Selected Issues in Forensic Neuropsychology / Brian Goodyear, Douglas Umetsu 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0306472708

OCLC:

50251988