裁判における心理的評価ハンドブック（第３版） Psychological Evaluations for the Courts : A Handbook for Mental Health Professional and Lawyers （3TH）

Melton, Gary B./ Petrila, John/ Poythress, Norman Godfrey/ Slobogin, C

Guilford Pubn（2007/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 930 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781572309661
• DDC分類 614.1

Full Description

This is the definitive reference and text for both mental health and legal professionals. The authors offer a uniquely comprehensive discussion of the legal and clinical contexts of forensic assessment, along with best-practice guidelines for participating effectively and ethically in a wide range of criminal and civil proceedings. Presented are findings, instruments, and procedures related to criminal and civil competencies, civil commitment, sentencing, personal injury claims, antidiscrimination laws, child custody, juvenile justice, and more.

Contents

I. General Considerations1. Law and the Mental Health Professions: An Uneasy Alliance2. An Overview of the Legal System: Sources of Law, the Court System, and the Adjudicative Process3. The Nature and Method of Forensic Assessment4. Constitutional, Common-Law, and Ethical Contours of the Evaluation Process: The Mental Health Professional as Double Agent5. Managing Public and Private Forensic ServicesII. The Criminal Process6. Competency to Stand Trial7. Other Competencies in the Criminal Process8. Mental State at the Time of the Offense9. SentencingIII. Noncriminal Adjudication10. Civil Commitment11. Civil Competencies12. Compensating Mental Injury: Workers' Compensation and Torts13. Federal Antidiscrimination and Entitlement LawsIV. Children and Families14. Juvenile Delinquency15. Child Abuse and Neglect16. Child Custody in Divorce17. Education and HabilitationV. Communicating with the Courts18. Consultation, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony19. Sample Reports20. Glossary