Learning Forensic Assessment

<p>Major developments in the field since the publication of Learning Forensic Assessment are integrated in this revised edition, including revised editions of the DSM-5, HCR-20 scale, and child custody guidelines.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <p>About the Editors Contributors Preface <strong>I:</strong> Professional and Practice Issues 1.Training in Forensic Assessment and Intervention: Implications for Principle-Based Models <em>David DeMatteo, Jeffrey Burl, Sarah Filone,</em> and <em>Kirk Heilbrun</em> 2.Legal Theory and the Relationship Between Psychology and Law <em>Deborah A. Connolly</em> and <em>Patricia I. Coburn</em> 3.Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology <em>Mary A. Connell</em> <strong> II:</strong> Adult Forensic Assessment 4.Learning Forensic Examinations of Adjudicative Competency <em>Stephen L. Golding</em> 5.An Introduction to Insanity Evaluations <em>Richard Rogers</em> 6.The Clinical Assessment of Psychopathy <em>Michael J. Vitacco, Craig S. Neumann, Lori Welch,</em> and <em>Peter Buckley</em> 7.Violence Risk Assessment <em>Michelle R. Guyton</em> and <em>Rebecca L. Jackson</em> 8.Evaluations for Sexual Offender Civil Commitment <em>Amy Phenix</em> and <em>Rebecca L. Jackson</em> 9.Forensic Psychology Evaluations at Capital Sentencing <em>Mark D. Cunningham</em> 10.Competency for <em>Execution Patricia A. Zapf</em> <strong>III.</strong> Juvenile Forensic Assessment 11.The Capacity of Juveniles to Understand and Waive Arrest Right <em>Ronald Roesch, Kaitlyn McLachlan,</em> and <em>Jodi Viljoen</em> 12.Assessing Adolescents’ Adjudicative Competence <em>Ronald Roesch</em> and <em>Jodi Viljoen</em> 13.Clinical Forensic Evaluations for Juvenile Transfer to Adult Criminal Court <em>Randall T. Salekin, Ross D. Grimes</em>, and <em>Elizabeth W. Adams</em> 14.Assessing Child and Adolescent Psychopathy <em>Randall T. Salekin, Sara A. Debus, Emily MacDougall,</em> and <em>Abby Clark</em> 15.Assessing Risk for Violence and Offending in Adolescents<br><em>Jodi Viljoen, Andrew L. Gray</em>, and <em>Carmelina Barone</em> <strong>IV.</strong> Civil Forensic Assessment 16.Child Custody Evaluations <em>Robert A. Zibbell</em> and <em>Geri Fuhrmann</em> 17.Evaluations of Individuals for Disability Insurance and Social Security Contexts <em>William E. Foote</em> 18.Personal Injury Evaluations <em>Christmas N. Covell</em> and <em>Jennifer G. Wheeler</em> 19.Civil Commitment Evaluations: Current Practice and Suggestions for the Future <em>Eric Strachan</em> <strong>V.</strong> Communicating Your Findings 20.Writing Forensic Psychological Reports <em>Audrey K. Miller</em> and <em>Gregg J. Gagliardi</em> 21.Testifying in Court: Evidenced-Based Recommendations for Expert-Witness Testimony <em>Marcus T. Boccaccini, Phylissa P. Kwartner</em>, and <em>Paige B. Harris</em> </p>