Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part I General Issues in Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part II Specific Clinical Assessment Methods
- Part III Assessment and Diagnosis of Specific Mental Disorders
- Part IV Clinical Assessment in Specific Settings
- 32 Screening and Assessment in Integrated Primary Care Settings
- 33 Psychological Assessment in Forensic Settings
- 34 Assessment Issues within Neuropsychological Settings
- 35 Assessment in Educational Settings
- Index
- References
33 - Psychological Assessment in Forensic Settings
from Part IV - Clinical Assessment in Specific Settings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 December 2019
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part I General Issues in Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Part II Specific Clinical Assessment Methods
- Part III Assessment and Diagnosis of Specific Mental Disorders
- Part IV Clinical Assessment in Specific Settings
- 32 Screening and Assessment in Integrated Primary Care Settings
- 33 Psychological Assessment in Forensic Settings
- 34 Assessment Issues within Neuropsychological Settings
- 35 Assessment in Educational Settings
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter provides an overview of forensic mental health assessments in criminal, civil, and juvenile and family court settings. We begin with a general discussion of the nature and method of forensic assessment, highlighting the various data sources on which a forensic assessment is based and the hypothesis testing nature of the evaluation process. We then turn to an overview of the most common types of assessments conducted within the criminal forensic context (adjudicative competence, criminal responsibility, risk assessment and management), the civil forensic context (personal injury, disability determination, worker’s compensation), and the juvenile and family court contexts (parenting capacity, child custody, juvenile waiver to criminal court). Finally, we end with a general discussion of the importance of the written evaluation report.
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