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The editors of this collection are experienced practitioners and teachers of forensic psychology. They have collected chapters written by nationally and internationally respected experts in applied research and practice to provide others with their best advice and knowledge on conducting evaluations for and testifying in court.

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An excellent volume this is...I conclude that this volume sets a standard with which future work will be compared, and it will serve a huge heuristic function. (PsycCRITIQUES, 7/22/09) An excellent volume this is, but it is also a disturbing one. We have had some of the best minds working on the psychology of child sexual abuse consistently telling us that we know little. We don't know the extent of child sexual abuse (American Psychological Association, 2001b). We don't know of any psychological indicators that are both valid and practically useful for substantiation of child sexual abuse in specific cases (American Psychological Association, 2001a). We do not have significant data supporting the repressed and/or recovered memory of traumatic events (McNally & Geraerts, 2009). But thanks to the many contributors to The Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: A Comprehensive Guide to Assessment and Testimony, we see that there is much we do know and how we may begin to know more... I conclude that this volume sets a standard with which future work will be compared, and it will serve a huge heuristic function. Richard M. Bloom (PsycCRITIQUES (Journal of the American Psychological Association) July 2009)

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KATHRYN KUEHNLE, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy at Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, and is in private practice in Florida. She specializes in evaluating and treating cases involving child maltreatment and is the author of Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse . MARY CONNELL, EdD, ABPP, is certified as a forensic psychologist by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She is in independent practice in'Texas and provides training on parenting assessment and forensic ethics in workshops sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. She is coauthor of Ethical Practice in Forensic Psychology: A Systematic Model for Decision Making .

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