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Forensic mental health practice and the law : a primer for clinicians, researchers, and consultants / David DeMatteo, Daniel A. Krauss, Sarah Fishel, Kellie Wiltsie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeMatteo, David, 1972- author.
- Krauss, Daniel A. (Daniel Avram), author.
- Fishel, Sarah, author.
- Wiltsie, Kellie, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forensic psychiatry--United States.
- Forensic psychiatry.
- Mental health laws--United States.
- Mental health laws.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Forensic mental health professionals provide a range of services to courts, attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and correctional facilities. Yet despite the importance of understanding the law, most forensic mental health professionals do not have any formal legal training, which can make it challenging for them to develop a sufficient understanding of relevant legal cases, rules, and statutes. This textbook is an up-to-date, scholarly, and comprehensive primer that provides foundational knowledge about the laws most relevant to forensic practice. The authors address topics that are most applicable to forensic mental health professionals in their varied roles as clinicians, researchers, and consultants, including relevant court cases, statutes, court rules, administrative regulations, and ethical standards and guidelines.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 United States Legal System: Structure and Function
- 2 Forensic Mental Health Professionals and the Law
- 3 Discovery
- 4 Legal Bases for Expert Testimony
- 5 Admissibility Standards for Expert Testimony-Part 1
- 6 Admissibility Standards for Expert Testimony-Part 2
- 7 Considerations Related to Expert Testimony
- 8 Legal and Ethical Requirements and Considerations Relevant to Forensic Practice
- 9 Emerging Areas of Forensic Practice Regulation
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Court Cases Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 6, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-768659-1
- 0-19-768657-5
- 0-19-768658-3
- OCLC:
- 1522720494
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