During the past decade, the field of forensic psychological assessment entered a period of
standard setting, reflected in the publication of specialty guidelines for practice and in the …

Most of the literature in forensic mental health assessment is organized around the particular
legal issue that is the focus of a given assessment, tool, or research study. This book starts …

Forensic experts are frequently asked to conduct competency‐to‐stand trial evaluations and
address the substantive prongs propounded in Dusky v. United States (1960). In …

NOMINATED FOR THE MANFRED S. GUTTMACHER AWARD BY THE AMERICAN
PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONAlthough advances in clinical/forensic theory and technology …

Mental health and legal professionals face formidable challenges in applying their
knowledge and expertise to the criminal justice system. This book addresses psycholegal …

Currently, there is considerable variability and ambiguity in legal standards pertaining to
juveniles' comprehension of Miranda rights and their adjudicative competence. This study …

As culturally relevant psychiatry becomes common practice, the need for competent and
culturally relevant forensic psychiatry comes to the forefront. This volume, written by one …

A set of measures assessing abilities related to legal standards for competence in the
adjudicative process were administered to mentally‐disordered criminal defendants with …

Cultural competency is critical in criminal forensic evaluations. Cultural competency
eschews reliance on stereotypes, precluding the mistake of assuming that cultural dictates …

This article describes the development and use of a formal training tool for restoration of
competency in clients with mental retardation who are incompetent to stand trial. The …