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This is a nuts-and-bolts guide for the psychologist who may be called upon to testify as an expert witness. It discusses how to prepare psychological reports, depositions, and technical reports; what to expect when serving as a witness; and how to behave in various situations and avoid being used by attorneys and embarrassed in court. It describes the different kinds of actions that may require expert testimony - competency and sanity hearings, domestic cases, personal injury and wrongful death litigation, and questions of criminal intent and disability. The book also includes material on legal procedures, the background and operation of the court systems, and actual testimony for a wide variety of cases.

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• Coming of Age
• Present and Future Roles of the Psychologist
• The American Court System
• Preparing to Serve as an Expert Witness
• Admissibility
• Psychological Tests in the Courtroom
• Competency to Stand Trial, to Testify, and To Make Decisions
• The Insanity Defense
• Addiction and the Law
• Domestic Issues: Marriage, Dissolution, and Custody
• The Expert Witness and Personal Injury Litigation
• Malingering, Deceit, and Exaggeration
• Your Day in Court
• Emerging Applications and Issues
• Ethics, Constraints, Concerns, and Standards
• Appendix A Landmark Cases
• Appendix B Current Training in Psychology and the Law
• Appendix C Expert Witness Admissibility-Federal Rules of Evidence, 1993
• Appendix D
• Appendix E Tables and Formulae for Comparing Military Test Performance with Current Test Results
• Appendix F Forensic Psychology Specialty Guidelines
• Appendix G Comparison of Neuropsychological Test Performance in Forensic and Non-Forensic Populations
• Appendix H Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
• Forensic Glossary
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index