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Forensic Mental Health Assessment : A Casebook by Geoffrey Marczyk, Kirk Heilbrun and David DeMatteo (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195145682
ISBN-139780195145687
eBay Product ID (ePID)1977420
Product Key Features
Number of Pages552 Pages
Publication NameForensic Mental Health Assessment : a Casebook
LanguageEnglish
SubjectForensic Psychology, Mental Health
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPsychology
AuthorGeoffrey Marczyk, Kirk Heilbrun, David Dematteo
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight42.3 Oz
Item Length7.3 in
Item Width9.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-047644
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal614/.15
Table Of ContentContributors1. Introduction and Overview2. Miranda Rights Waiver3. Competence to Act as One's Own Attorney4. Competence to Stand Trial5. Competence to Be Sentenced6. Competence to Be Executed7. Criminal Sentencing8. Juvenile Commitment9. Juvenile Competence to Stand Trial10. Juvenile Waiver and Reverse Waiver11. Sanity at the Time of the Offense12. Mens Rea and Diminished Capacity13. Sex Offender Sentencing14. Release Decision Making15. Child Custody16. Termination of Parental Rights17. Civil Commitment18. Civil Psychological Injury19. Competence to Consent to Treatment20. Guardianship21. Malpractice22. Worker's Compensation23. Threat/Risk Assessment24. MalingeringReferencesIndex
SynopsisForensic mental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals from different disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and family law. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to assess everything from an individual's competence to stand trial to the risk or threat of future violence, and asked to weigh in on cases ranging from murder and assault to malpractice and child custody." General principles have emerged to guide professionals conducting forensic mental health assessment. Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook illustrates those principles using relevant, real-world case material. Built around actual case reports from expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, the volume probes a broad range of legal questions through the detailed examination of more than 40 cases. Topics include Miranda rights waiver, competence to act as one's own attorney, competence to stand trial, juvenile commitment, sanity at the time of the offense, child custody, termination of parental rights, guardianship, and malpractice. This is the first casebook focusing specifically on forensic assessment. It contains cases from a broad range of civil, criminal, and family legal questions, described in case reports contributed by expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. It will be useful for anyone involved in assessments for the courts and attorneys, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and attorneys., Forensic mental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals from different disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and family law. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to assess everything from an individual's competence to stand trial to the risk or threat of future violence, and asked to weigh in on cases ranging from murder and assault to malpractice and child custody. General principles have emerged to guide professionals conducting forensic mental health assessment. Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook illustrates those principles using relevant, real-world case material. Built around actual case reports from expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, the volume probes a broad range of legal questions through the detailed examination of more than 40 cases. Topics include Miranda rights waiver, competence to act as one's own attorney, competence to stand trial, juvenile commitment, sanity at the time of the offense, child custody, termination of parental rights, guardianship, and malpractice. This is the first casebook focusing specifically on forensic assessment. It contains cases from a broad range of civil, criminal, and family legal questions, described in case reports contributed by expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. It will be useful for anyone involved in assessments for the courts and attorneys, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and attorneys., This practical and comprehensive casebook illustrates principles of forensic assessment using relevant real-world case material. The author's report and commentary povide teaching points that are built around actual case reports from expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. Including 43 cases in 23 chapters, the volume examines a broad range of civil, criminal, and family legal questions. Topics include Miranda rights waiver, competence to act as one's own attorney, competence to stand trial, juvenile commitment, sanity at the time of the offense, child custody, termination of parental rights, guardianship, and malpractice.
LC Classification NumberRA1148.H452 2002
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