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Handbook of Forensic Assessment Psychological and Psychiatric Perspectives Eric Y. Drogin Frank M. Dattilio Robert L. Sadoff Thomas G. Gutheil John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (cid:2)1 Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper. Copyright#2011byJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.Allrightsreserved. PublishedbyJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Hoboken,NewJersey. PublishedsimultaneouslyinCanada. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyform orbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanning,orotherwise,exceptas permittedunderSection107or108ofthe1976UnitedStatesCopyrightAct,withouteithertheprior writtenpermissionofthePublisher,orauthorizationthroughpaymentoftheappropriateper-copyfee totheCopyrightClearanceCenter,Inc.,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923,(978)750-8400,fax (978)646-8600,oronthewebatwww.copyright.com.RequeststothePublisherforpermissionshould beaddressedtothePermissionsDepartment,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,111RiverStreet,Hoboken,NJ 07030,(201)748-6011,fax(201)748-6008. 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PsychologicalTests—UnitedStates.W740] RA1151.H2452011 0 614.15—dc22 2010048922 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Foreword vii Preface xi Contributors xiii PART1 CRIMINALMATTERS 1 1 CompetencetoStandTrial 3 KathleenP.StaffordandRobertL.Sadoff 2 CompetencytoWaiveMirandaRights 25 ElliotL.AtkinsandKennethJ.Weiss 3 Sentencing 49 ElliotL.AtkinsandClarenceWatson 4 CompetencyRestoration 79 StevenE.SamuelandTimothyJ.Michals 5 SexOffenderEvaluations 97 PhilipH.Witt,FrankM.Dattilio,and JohnM.W.Bradford 6 CriminalResponsibility 121 RobertL.SadoffandFrankM.Dattilio 7 CapitalLitigation:SpecialConsiderations 145 AlanM.GoldsteinandHaroldJ.Bursztajn 8 DiminishedCapacityinFederalSentencing 171 GeraldCookeandHenryR.Bleier 9 TestimonialCapacity 187 RandyK.Otto,RobertL.Sadoff,and AmandaM.Fanniff 10 PostconvictionProceedings 205 AderonkeOguntoyeandEricY.Drogin iii iv CONTENTS 11 JuvenileDelinquencyandDecertification 227 FrankM.DattilioandLaurentineFromm 12 Addictions 255 CurtisL.BarrettandRichardF.Limoges PART2 CIVILMATTERS 275 13 PersonalInjury:TheIndependentMedical ExaminationinPsychologyandPsychiatry 277 LaurenceMiller,RobertL.Sadoff,andFrankM.Dattilio 14 EmploymentDiscriminationandHarassment 303 LizaH.GoldandWilliamJ.Stejskal 15 StructuralandClinicalAssessmentofRiskofViolence 335 KennethTardiffandDawnM.Hughes 16 ChildAbuseandNeglect 361 GillianBlairandAnnieG.Steinberg 17 AbuseandNeglectofAdults 391 CarlaRodgersandMarkSiegert 18 EducationandHabilitation 417 MarkJ.Hauser,RobertF.Putnam,andGregoryI.Young 19 ChildCustodyandParentalFitness 433 GeraldCookeandDonnaM.Norris 20 AmericansWithDisabilitiesActEvaluations 459 LisaDragoPiechowskiandUrroojRehman 21 CivilCommitment 479 DavidF.MradandClarenceWatson 22 CompetencytoConsenttoTreatment 503 NicoleFoubisterandMaryConnell 23 Guardianship 521 EricY.DroginandThomasG.Gutheil 24 PsychiatricandPsychologicalMalpractice 543 EricY.DroginandDonaldJ.Meyer 25 FitnessforDuty 571 LisaDragoPiechowskiandAlbertM.Drukteinis 26 PsychologicalAutopsy 593 FrankM.DattilioandRobertL.Sadoff Contents v PART3 FORENSICPRACTICECONSIDERATIONS 613 27 DevelopingandOperatingaForensicPractice 615 StanleyL.BrodskyandWilliamH.Reid 28 InterstatePractice 649 RobertL.SadoffandFrankM.Dattilio 29 ConceptualizationandAssessmentofMalingering 659 RichardRogersandRobertP.Granacher,Jr. 30 TransculturalConsiderations 679 SeemaGarg,FrankM.Dattilio,andPietroMiazzo Appendix A Scientific Glossary 697 Appendix B Legal Glossary 727 Appendix C Compendium of Cited Psychological Tests 745 Appendix D Sample Reports 751 Psychiatric Evaluation—Juvenile Decertification 751 Psychological Evaluation—Juvenile Decertification 758 Preliminary Report on Psychology Board Complaint by Ms. B Against A, PhD 777 Author Index 789 Subject Index 797 Foreword THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND psychiatric assessment of individuals involved in legal proceedings have significantly advanced during the past decade. In part, this reflects the increasing maturityofthefieldsofforensicpsychiatryandforensicpsychology, accompanied by the influence of increased focus on evidence-based practice seen more broadly in medicine and mental health. Courts are increasingly receptive to mental health expert input, and ever larger numbers of general psychologists and psychiatrists have entered the realm of forensic practice. Legislators, intentionally or otherwise, have enacted additional statutes that necessitate expert mental health information and testimony. Forensic psychology and psychiatry are increasingly informed by an empirical foundation, and research-based testimony is increasingly possible. The present book,involvinganunusualandclosecollaborationbetweenforensic psychologistsandforensicpsychiatrists,providesampleillustration of many of these advances. But it is worth noting that the chapters in this excellent book go well beyond the general description of advances and summary of the ‘‘state of the field’’ that we often see in broadly based edited volumes. Indeed, there are three unusual features to Handbook of Forensic Assessment that, taken together, make it a unique contribu- tion to the literature. The first involves the collaboration between psychiatry and psy- chologythatisevidentinthecoauthorshipofalmostallchaptersbya forensic psychologist and a forensic psychiatrist. These specializa- tions each draw considerably on their respective disciplines, yet share much of the relevant law, science, ethics, and practice that guide the best practice of forensic mental health assessment. It is vii viii FOREWORD refreshingtoseethisacknowledgedinthekindofcollaborationthat is evident in these chapters. A second significant feature of the volume is the focus on foun- dationalprinciplesthatareimportant acrossvarious legalquestions in forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology. These principles havebeendiscussedinsomedetailduringthelastdecade(Heilbrun, 2001; Heilbrun, Grisso, & Goldstein, 2009) and appear to have the potential for providing a general framework within which empiri- callysupportedpracticeinforensicmentalhealthcanbemoreeasily applied. Nonetheless, there clearly remains a good deal of work— conceptual, empirical, and applied—that must be done before such principles can be said to have substantial influence on most of the mental health assessments performed for courts and attorneys. Books like Handbook of Forensic Assessment can move the field mean- ingfully toward the larger goal of best practice guided by founda- tional principles. The third significant feature of the work, related to the second, is thespecificfocusonthequalityofforensicevaluationsconductedby mental health professionals. Much of the evidence gathered in the 1990s suggested generally that the quality of evaluations conducted for courts and attorneys was not what it could have been. This may be changing, however, with the increased research and professional focus on evaluation quality, and the potential for using quality improvement approaches to make the forensic evaluations and reports submitted to courts more legally relevant, scientifically supported, ethically guided, and consistent with standards of prac- tice (see Wettstein, 2005). EricY.Drogin,FrankM.Dattilio,RobertL.Sadoff, andThomasG. Gutheilaretobecongratulatedforassemblingagroupofcontributors whosework,takentogether,advancesthefieldsofforensicpsychiatry and forensic psychology several steps. We anticipate that a wide variety of mental health professionals, even at different levels of forensic experience, will find the book to be a valuable addition to theirlibraries.Thequalityandusefulnessofinformationprovidedby forensic practitioners to the courts should thereby be enhanced. Kirk Heilbrun, PhD Robert M. Wettstein, MD Foreword ix REFERENCES Heilbrun,K.(2001).Principlesofforensicmentalhealthassessment.NewYork, NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press. Heilbrun,K.,Grisso,T.,&Goldstein,A.(2009).Foundationsofforensicmental health assessment. New York, NY: Oxford. Wettstein, R. M. (2005). Quality and quality improvement in forensic mental health evaluations. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 33, 158–175.
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