Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8493-8173-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 992 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1950 g

Reihe: Pacific Institute Series on Forensic Psychology

Greater Understanding, Better Evaluations
Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for greater understanding and evaluations in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests with extant civil and criminal cases, this book presents a unique resource for insight into the impact of modern behavioral science on the legal system.
Foundational, Criminal, and Civil Issues
Divided into three parts, this timely compilation of articles from national and international experts begins with foundational issues such as the legal, ethical, and applied aspects of mitigation evaluations. It examines violence prediction and risk analysis, violence in the family, and the detection of malingering and deception in forensic evaluations. Part 2 looks at the psychological issues found in criminal forensic evaluation. This section discusses assessments of competence to stand trial, mitigatory defenses, and hostage negotiation, as well as the psychological impact of officer-involved shootings. The final part focuses on neuropsychological evaluation as it is relevant to civil cases including worker’s compensation, malingered pain and memory deficits, and parental assessment in child maltreatment cases.
Template Case Studies
Providing several full case studies in more than a dozen appendices, this book addresses both psychological and neuropsychological concepts in the context of the legal system and allows for a practical understanding and application of behavioral, legal, and ethical issues in civil and criminal cases.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hall, Harold V.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Forensik, Rechtsmedizin, Gerichtsmedizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foundational Issues. Criminal Responsibility Evaluation in a Methamphetamine-Murder Case. The Legal, Ethical, and Applied Aspects of Capital Mitigation Evaluations: Practice Guidance from a Principles-Based Approach. Detecting Malingering and Deception in Forensic Evaluations. Parents with Brain Impairment: Care and Protection Matters. Violence in the Family: Including Lethal Outcome. Violence Prediction and Risk Analysis. Criminal Forensic Evaluation. Forensic Psychological Issues in Officer-Involved Shooting, Use of Force, and Suicide by Cop Cases. Psychological Consultation in Hostage/Barricade Crisis Negotiation. Deception in Criminal Contexts. Assessment of Competence to Proceed in the Criminal Process. Mitigatory Defenses: Degrees and Aspects of Criminal Responsibility. Mental Retardation and the Criminal Justice System: Forensic Issues. MMPI-Based Forensic Psychological Assessment of Lethal Violence. The Juvenile Sex Offender. Civil Forensic Evaluation. Evaluation of Effort in Independent Neuropsychological Evaluations for Workers’ Compensation Cases. Malingered Pain and Memory Deficits in Civil-Forensic Contexts. Evaluating the Evaluators in Custodial Placement Disputes. Employment and Discrimination Litigation: The Dysfunctional Side of Workplace Diversity. Forensic Neuropsychological Examination with Emphasis upon the Postconcussive Syndrome. Child Maltreatment Parental Assessments. Glossary. Appendices. Index