Forensic psychology and neuropsychology for criminal and civil cases /
Harold V. Hall, Joseph Poirier (editors).
- Second edition
- 1 online resource (898 pages)
- Pacific Institute Series on Forensic Psychology .
Includes index.
Part I. Foundational Issues -- 1. Criminal- and Civil-Forensic Factors in a Methamphetamine Murder Case -- 2. Detecting Malingering and Deception in Forensic Evaluations -- 3. Forensic Interviewing: A Synthesis of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication and the Role of Interrogation -- 4. Clinical-Forensic Aspects of Substance Abuse -- 5. Violence in the Family: Including Lethal Outcome -- 6. Psychoses and Hallucinations from a Forensic Perspective -- Part I.I Criminal-Forensic Evaluation and Consultation -- 7. The Legal, Ethical, and Applied Aspects of Capital Mitigation Evaluations: Practice Guidance from a Principles-Based Approach -- 8. Assessment of Competence to Proceed in the Criminal Process -- 9. Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Forensic Issues -- 10. Violence Prediction and Risk Analysis -- 11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- 12. The Juvenile Sex Offender -- 13. Reformulation of Criminal Profiling of Serial Rape-Murderers and Bombers -- Part III. Civil-Forensic Evaluation and Consultation -- 14. Tort and Eligibility Claims in Civil-Forensic Evaluation -- 15. Parents with Brain Impairment: Care and Protection Matters -- 16. Evaluating the Evaluators in Custodial Placement Disputes -- 17. Child Maltreatment Parental Assessments -- 18. Employment and Discrimination Litigation: The Dysfunctional Side of Workplace Diversity -- 19. Malingered Pain and Memory Deficits in Civil-Forensic Contexts -- Part IV. Appendices -- Appendix A: Mental Fitness and Capacity Report -- Appendix B: Self-Control and Instant Offense Behaviors -- Appendix C: Family Violence — Sample Case Report -- Appendix D: Intellectual disability and competency to stand trial evaluation from Chapter 9 (Ebert & Long) -- Appendix E: Phases of TBI and What to Expect to Do in Civil-Forensic Evaluations -- Appendix F: Capital Mitigation Case -- Appendix G: Juvenile Sex Offender – Sample Report -- Appendix H: Appendix H – Pain Survey Checklist (PSCL) -- Appendix I: Psychological Evaluation Involving Parents with Brain Impairment -- Appendix J: Evaluating the Evaluators in Custodial Placement Disputes -- Appendix K: Child Maltreatment Parental Assessment -- Glossary -- Index.
Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for a greater understanding, and improved evaluations, in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests, with extant civil and criminal cases, Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition serves as a fully-updated, professional resource outlining modern behavioral science's impact on the legal system. This second edition synthesizes the theoretical, empirical, and clinical literature, examining it through the lens of case application. The book is divided into three parts to look at foundational legal, ethical and applied issues; criminal forensic evaluations; and civil forensic evaluations. Chapters new to this edition address substance abuse and intoxication, interviewing and interrogation, criminal profiling, faked amnesia and recall skills, post-concussive syndrome (PCS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and trends and research directions. Clinicians, researchers and psychologists practicing in any number of related fields will be able to address relevant questions from both criminal-forensic and civil-forensic perspectives. Key features: Presents the latest advances in methodology and technology to assist forensic professional in assessment and case formulation in the search for ground truth in applied settings Outlines base rates for forensic areas of concern, especially helpful in evaluation, report writing and courtroom testimony as an expert witness Addresses complex criminal issues such as competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, mitigating defenses, and violence risk Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition is an invaluable resource to clinicians, experts witnesses, and legal professionals—a helpful adjunct for mental health experts to formulate sound direct and cross-examination strategies, and eliciting suggestions for forensically-related treatment and intervention.