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Learning Forensic Assessment Major developments in the field since the publication of Learning Forensic Assessment are inte- grated in this revised edition, including revised editions of the DSM-5, HCR-20 scale, and child custody guidelines. This textbook is designed for graduate students learning forensic assessment and psycholo- gists coming to forensic practice later in their careers. It is organized around five broad areas: Professional and Practice Issues, Adult Forensic Assessment, Juvenile Forensic Assessment, Civil Forensic Assessment, and Communicating Your Findings. Each chapter begins with a strong teaching and learning foundation. The latter part of each chapter is assessment specific, covering available assessment measures and approaches to assess- ment. The authors go well beyond simple descriptions of assessment measures and provide a conceptual discussion of the evaluation process that helps the reader understand how assessment measures fit into the overall evaluation process. The evaluation component is geared toward assessing the important aspects of the construct as laid out in the early part of each chapter. Each chapter then concludes with a case example to illustrate the measures and techniques described. Rebecca Jackson, PhD, is the Clinical Director of the Florida Civil Commitment Center, a 720-bed sex offender civil commitment facility. Previously she was associate professor and director of the Forensic Certification Program in Psychology and Law at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA. Ronald Roesch, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and Direc- tor, Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, SFU, and Past President of the International Associ- ation of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) and the American Psychology-Law Society (Div. 41 APA). He serves as editor of the International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health Books Series. International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health A Routledge Book Series Edited by Ronald Roesch Simon Fraser University The goal of this series is to improve the quality of health care services in forensic settings by providing a forum for discussing issues related to policy, administration, clinical practice, and research. The series will cover topics such as mental health law; the organization and administration of forensic services for people with mental disorder; the development, implementation and evaluation of treatment programs for mental disorder in civil and criminal justice settings; the assessment and management of violence risk, including risk for sexual violence and family violence; and staff selection, training, and development in forensic systems. The book series will consider proposals for both monographs and edited works on these and similar topics, with special consideration given to proposals that promote best practice and are relevant to international audiences. Published Titles Learning Forensic Assessment Edited by Rebecca Jackson Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment Edited by Randy K. Otto & Kevin S. Douglas Dangerous People: Policy, Prediction, and Practice Edited by Bernadette McSherry & Patrick Keyzer Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison Janet I. Warren & Shelly L. Jackson How to Work With Sex Offenders: A Handbook for Criminal Justice, Human Service, and Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition Rudy Flora & Michael L. Keohane Managing Fear: The Law and Ethics of Preventive Detention and Risk Assessment Bernadette McSherry Case Studies in Sexual Deviance: Toward Evidence Based Practice Edited by William T. O’Donohue Forensic Psychological Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Corine De Ruiter & Nancy Kaser-Boyd Sexual Predators: Society, Risk and the Law Robert A. Prentky, Howard E. Barbaree & Eric S. Janus Forthcoming Titles Learning Forensic Assessment, Second Edition Edited by Rebecca Jackson and Ronald Roesch Handbook of Forensic Social Work with Children Edited by Viola Vaughan-Eden Learning Forensic Assessment Research and Practice 2nd Edition Edited by Rebecca Jackson and Ronald Roesch Second edition published 2016 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 Taylor & Francis The right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. First edition published by Routledge 2007 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Learning forensic assessment : research and practice / edited by Rebecca Jackson and Ronald Roesch. — 2nd edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Forensic psychiatry. 2. Forensic psychology. 3. Personality assessment. I. Jackson, Rebecca (Rebecca L.) II. Roesch, Ronald, 1947– RA1151.L43 2015 614'.15—dc23 2015030492 ISBN: 978-1-138-77617-3 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-77619-7 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-77337-7 (ebk) Typeset in Times by Apex CoVantage, LLC Contents About the Editors ix Contributors xi Preface xv PART I Professional and Practice Issues 1 1 Training in Forensic Assessment and Intervention: Implications for Principle-Based Models 3 DaviD DeMatteo, Jeffrey Burl, Sarah filone, anD KirK heilBrun 2 Legal Theory and the Relationship Between Psychology and Law 32 DeBorah a. Connolly anD PatriCia i. CoBurn 3 Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology 45 Mary a. Connell PART II Adult Forensic Assessment 63 4 Learning Forensic Examinations of Adjudicative Competency 65 StePhen l. GolDinG 5 An Introduction to Insanity Evaluations 97 riCharD roGerS 6 The Clinical Assessment of Psychopathy 116 MiChael J. vitaCCo, CraiG S. neuMann, lori t. WelCh, anD Peter BuCKley 7 Violence Risk Assessment 131 MiChelle r. Guyton anD reBeCCa l. JaCKSon vi Contents 8 Evaluations for Sexual Offender Civil Commitment 162 aMy Phenix anD reBeCCa l. JaCKSon 9 Forensic Psychology Evaluations at Capital Sentencing 202 MarK D. CunninGhaM 10 Competency for Execution 229 PatriCia a. ZaPf PART III Juvenile Forensic Assessment 249 11 The Capacity of Juveniles to Understand and Waive Arrest Rights 251 ronalD roeSCh, Kaitlyn MClaChlan, anD JoDi l. vilJoen 12 Assessing Adolescents’ Adjudicative Competence 272 ronalD roeSCh anD JoDi l. vilJoen 13 Clinical Forensic Evaluations for Juvenile Transfer to Adult Criminal Court 294 ranDall t. SaleKin, roSS D. GriMeS, anD eliZaBeth W. aDaMS 14 Assessing Child and Adolescent Psychopathy 324 ranDall t. SaleKin, Sara a. DeBuS-Sherrill, eMily a. M. MaCDouGall, anD aBBy P. ClarK 15 Assessing Risk for Violence and Offending in Adolescents 357 JoDi l. vilJoen, anDreW l. Gray, anD CarMelina Barone PART IV Civil Forensic Assessment 389 16 Child Custody Evaluations 391 roBert a. ZiBBell anD Geri fuhrMann 17 Evaluations of Individuals for Disability in Insurance and Social Security Contexts 413 WilliaM e. foote 18 Personal Injury Evaluations 434 ChriStMaS n. Covell anD Jennifer G. Wheeler 19 Civil Forensic Assessment: Current Practice and Suggestions for the Future 461 eriC StraChan PART V Communicating Your Findings 485 20 Writing Forensic Psychological Reports 487 auDrey K. Miller anD GreGG J. GaGliarDi Contents vii 21 Testifying in Court: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Expert-Witness Testimony 506 MarCuS t. BoCCaCCini, PhyliSSa P. KWartner, anD PaiGe B. harriS Index 521 This page intentionally left blank About the Editors Rebecca Jackson, PhD, is the Clinical Director of the Florida Civil Commitment Center, a 720-bed sex offender civil commitment facility. Previously she was associate professor and director of the Forensic Certification Program in Psychology and Law at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA. Ronald Roesch, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and Director, Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, SFU, and Past President of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) and the American Psychology-Law Society (Div. 41 APA). He serves as editor of the International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health Books Series.
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