Psychological evaluations for the courts: a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers/ Gary B. Melton, John Petrila, Norman G. Poythress and Christopher Slobogin
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Guilford Press, c2007Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxviii, 930 pISBN: 9781572309661 (hbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Forensic psychiatry -- Forensic psychology | nsanity (Law) -- Evidence, Expert | Psychiatrists--Legal status, laws, etcDDC classification: 614.1Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 614.1 MEL/P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P27195 |
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
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