Psychological evaluations for the courts
Subtitle: a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers
By: Gary B. Melton ... [et al.].
Contributors: Melton, Gary B.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 930
ISBN-13: 9781572309661
Subjects: Forensic psychology; Forensic psychiatry; Evidence, Expert -- United States; Insanity -- Jurisprudence -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Law and the mental health professions: an uneasy alliance; title: An overview of the legal system: sources of law, the court system, and the adjudicative process; title: The nature and method of forensic assessment; title: Constitutional, common-law, and ethical contours of the evaluation process: the mental health professional as double agent; title: Managing public and private forensic services; title: Competency to stand trial; title: Other competencies in the criminal process; title: Mental state at the time of the offense; title: Sentencing; title: Civil commitment; title: Civil competencies; title: Compensating mental injury: workers compensation and torts; title: Federal antidiscrimination and entitlement laws; title: Juvenile delinquency; title: Child abuse and neglect; title: Child custody in divorce; title: Education and habilitation; title: Consultation, report writing, and expert testimony; title: Sample reports; title: Glossary.