Jackson / Roesch Learning Forensic Assessment

Research and Practice
2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-68122-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 546 Seiten

Reihe: International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health

Major developments in the field since the publication of Learning Forensic Assessment are integrated in this revised edition, including revised editions of the DSM-V, HCR-20 scale, and child custody guidelines.

This textbook is designed for graduate students learning forensic assessment and psychologists coming to forensic practice later in their careers. It is organized around five broad areas: Professional and Practice Issues, Adult Forensic Assessment, Juvenile Forensic Assessment, Civil Forensic Assessment, and Communicating Your Findings.

Each chapter begins with a strong teaching and learning foundation. The latter part of each chapter is assessment specific, covering available assessment measures and approaches to assessment. The authors go well beyond simple descriptions of assessment measures and provide a conceptual discussion of the evaluation process that helps the reader understand how assessment measures fit into the overall evaluation process. The evaluation component is geared toward assessing the important aspects of the construct as laid out in the early part of each chapter. Each chapter then concludes with a case example to illustrate the measures and techniques described.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, Rebecca

Roesch, Ronald

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Rechtsmedizin, Forensik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Professional and Practice Issues 1. Training in Forensic Assessment and Intervention: Implications for Principles-Based Models David DeMatteo 2. Accessing and Understanding the Legal Literature Deborah Connolly 3. Ethical/Legal Issues in Forensic Practice Mary A. Connell Adult Forensic Assessment 4. Competency to Stand Trial Stephen L. Golding 5. Insanity Evaluations Richard L. Rogers 6. The Clinical Assessment of Psychopathy Michael J. Vitacco and Craig S. Neumann 7. Violence Risk Assessment Michelle R. Guyton and Rebecca L. Jackson 8. Evaluations for the Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders Rebecca L. Jackson and Amy Phenix 9. Forensic Psychology Evaluations at Capital Sentencing Mark D. Cunningham 10. Competency for Execution Patricia A. Zapf Juvenile Forensic Assessment 11. The Capacity of Juveniles to Understand and Waive Arrest Rights Ronald Roesch, Kaitlyn McLachlin, and Jodi L. Viljoen 12. Assessing Adolescents' Adjudicative Competence Jodi L. Viljoen and Ronald Roesch 13. Transfer to Adult Court Randall T. Salekin and Ross D. Grimes 14. Assessing Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Randall T. Salekin and Sara A. Debus 15. Assessing Risk for Violence in Adolescents Jodi L. Viljoen, Natasha Elkovitch, and Daniel Ullman Civil Forensic Assessment 16. Child Custody Evaluations Marc J. Ackerman and Jon Gould 17. Insurance and Social Security Disability Evaluations William E. Foote 18. Personal Injury Evaluations Christmas Covell 19. Civil Forensic Assessment: Current Practice and Suggestions for the Future Eric Strachan Communicating Your Findings 20. Writing Forensic Psychological Reports Gregg J. Gagliardi and Audrey K. Miller 21. Testifying in Court: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Expert-Witness Testimony Marcus T. Boccaccini

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Jackson, PhD, is Clinical Director of GEO CARE, LLC Care, Florida Civil Commitment Center, a 720-bed sex offender civil commitment facility. Previously she was Associate Professor and Director of the Forensic Certification Program in Psychology and Law at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto.

Ronald Roesch, PhD, is Professor of Psychology Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Director, Mental Health Policy Institute, SFU and Founding president of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) and Past President of AP-LS (Div. 41 APA). He serves as editor of the IAFMHS Series with Steven Hart.