| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
xxviii, 930 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 725-903) and index. |
| Contents |
Law and the mental health professions : an uneasy alliance -- An overview of the legal system : sources of law, the court system, and the adjudicative process -- The nature and method of forensic assessment -- Constitutional, common-law, and ethical contours of the evaluation process : the mental health professional as double agent -- Managing public and private forensic services -- Competency to stand trial -- |
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Other competencies in the criminal process -- Mental state at the time of the offense -- Sentencing -- Civil commitment -- Civil competencies -- Compensating mental injury : workers' compensation and torts -- Federal antidiscrimination and entitlement laws -- Juvenile delinquency -- Child abuse and neglect -- Child custody in divorce -- Education and habilitation -- Consultation, report writing, and expert testimony -- Sample reports -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Forensic psychology.
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Forensic psychiatry.
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Evidence, Expert -- United States.
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Insanity (Law) -- United States.
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Forensic Psychiatry -- United States.
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Expert Testimony -- United States.
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Insanity Defense -- United States.
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Mental Competency -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Melton, Gary B.
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| ISBN |
9781572309661 hardback alkaline paper |
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1572309660 hardback alkaline paper |
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