TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melton, Gary B. 
AU  -  Petrila, John
AU  - . Poythress, Norman G
AU  -  Slobogin,  Christopher 
TI  - Psychological evaluations for the courts: a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers
SN  - 9781572309661 (hbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 614.1 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Guilford Press
KW  - Forensic psychiatry
KW  - Forensic psychology
KW  - nsanity (Law)
KW  - Evidence, Expert
KW  - Psychiatrists--Legal status, laws, etc
N1  - 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. 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
ER  -