Melton, Gary B.  <br/><br/>
Psychological evaluations for the courts: a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers/ 
Gary B. Melton, John Petrila, Norman G. Poythress and Christopher Slobogin 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New York:  Guilford Press,  c2007. 
 - xxviii, 930 p.  
<br/><br/>Law and the mental health professions : an uneasy alliance <br/>An overview of the legal system : sources of law, the court system, and the adjudicative process <br/>The nature and method of forensic assessment <br/>Constitutional, common-law, and ethical contours of the evaluation process : the mental health professional as double agent <br/>Managing public and private forensic services <br/>Competency to stand trial. Other competencies in the criminal process <br/>Mental state at the time of the offense <br/>Sentencing <br/>Civil commitment <br/>Civil competencies <br/>Compensating mental injury : workers' compensation and torts <br/>Federal antidiscrimination and entitlement laws <br/>Juvenile delinquency <br/>Child abuse and neglect <br/>Child custody in divorce <br/>Education and habilitation <br/>Consultation, report writing, and expert testimony <br/>Sample reports  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781572309661 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Forensic psychiatry--Forensic psychology<br/>nsanity (Law)--Evidence, Expert<br/>Psychiatrists--Legal status, laws, etc
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>614.1  / MEL/P