Forensic Psychological and Neuropsychological Evaluations in Murder Cases

A Guide for Practitioners in Law, Mental Health, and Neuroscience
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1746-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 500 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

This essential reference for forensic mental health professionals and attorneys, neuroscientists, and social workers engaged in criminal law provides a guide on how to best assess and defend murder defendants through criminal forensic psychological evaluations. Combining forensic psychological, psychiatric, and neuroscientific knowledge of homicide with actual case material, this work provides an individual expert perspective and a synthesis of correlative data on the etiology of homicidal behavior. It covers case law, the role of forensic neuropsychologists in expert witness testimony, psycho-legal forensic evaluations, and a thorough analysis of the literature on homicide.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fabian, John M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

LEGAL FOUNDATIONS IN DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION. THE ROLE OF THE EXPERT WITNESS IN CAPITAL CASES. PRETRIAL FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN DEATH PENALTY AND HOMICIDE CASES. PENALTY PHASE EXAMINATIONS. POST CONVICTION FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS. SPECIALIZED FORENSIC ASSESSMENT IN HOMICIDE CASES.

Über Autor(innen)

John Matthew Fabian, PSY.D., J.D., ABPP is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Cleveland State University.