Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers / Gary B. Melton [and others].
1997
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Title
Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers / Gary B. Melton [and others].
Published
New York : Guilford Press, [1997]
Call Number
KF8922 .P77 1997
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
1572302364 (acid-free paper)
Description
xxix, 794 pages ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)36501397
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1
Law and the Mental Health Professions: An Uneasy Alliance
3
Ch. 2
An Overview of the Legal System: Sources of Law, the Court System, and the Adjudicative Process
26
Ch. 3
The Nature and Method of Forensic Assessment
41
Ch. 4
Constitutional, Common-Law, and Ethical Contours of the Evaluation Process: The Mental Health Professional as Double Agent
64
Ch. 5
Managing Public and Private Forensic Services
95
Ch. 6
Competency to Stand Trial
119
Ch. 7
Other Competencies in the Criminal Process
156
Ch. 8
Mental State at the Time of the Offense
186
Ch. 9
Sentencing
249
Ch. 10
Civil Commitment
297
Ch. 11
Civil Competencies
337
Ch. 12
Compensating Mental Injuries: Workers' Compensation and Torts
363
Ch. 13
Federal Antidiscrimination and Entitlement Laws
383
Ch. 14
Juvenile Delinquency
417
Ch. 15
Child Abuse and Neglect
441
Ch. 16
Child Custody in Divorce
483
Ch. 17
Education and Habilitation
506
Ch. 18
Consultation, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony
519
Ch. 19
Sample Reports
547
Ch. 20
Glossary
614
Notes
643
Index
781