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OverviewThe definitive reference and text for both mental health and legal professionals is now in a thoroughly updated third edition. This volume offers a uniquely comprehensive discussion of the legal and clinical contexts of forensic assessment, along with best-practice guidelines for participating effectively and ethically in a wide range of criminal and civil proceedings. Extensively revised, the third edition analyzes recent legal developments concerning the admissibility of expert testimony, the insanity defense, sexual predators, the death penalty, outpatient commitment, medication refusal, juvenile justice, antidiscrimination laws, special education laws, and more. It also presents new empirical findings and instruments related to risk assessment, criminal and civil competencies, child custody, and feigning mental illness. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Slobogin, Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM (Vanderbilt University Law School) , Christopher Slobogin, Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM Jd, LLM (Vanderbilt University Law School) , Norman G Poythress, PhD , John Petrila, Jd LLMPublisher: Guilford Publications Imprint: Guilford Publications ISBN: 9781281963307ISBN 10: 1281963305 Pages: 930 Publication Date: 18 September 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |