Prediction In Forensic And Neuropsychology

Author : Ronald D. Franklin
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135669708
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prediction in Forensic and Neuropsychology written by Ronald D. Franklin and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychologists are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the ecological validity of their assessment procedures--to show that the recommendations concluding their evaluations are relevant to urgent concerns in the legal and social policy arenas, such as predicting dangerousness, awarding compensation, and choosing a custodial parent. How much damage does a referred patient have? Who or what "caused" the damage? What impact will it have on his or her future life, work, and family? And what can be done to remediate the damage? The purpose of this book is to provide sound objective methods for answering these questions. It integrates the knowledge of experienced practitioners who offer state-of-the-art summaries of the best current approaches to evaluating difficult cases with that of basic theorists who describe emerging methods in both predictive and inferential statistics, such as Bayesian networks, that have proven their value in other scientific fields. Arguably, the enterprise of psychological assessment is so interdependent with that of data analysis that attempts to make inferences without consideration of statistical implications is malpractice. Prediction in Forensic and Neuropsychology: Sound Statistical Practices clarifies the process of hypothesis testing and helps to push the clinical interpretation of psychological data into the 21st century. It constitutes a vital resource for all the stakeholders in the assessment process--practitioners, researchers, attorneys, and policymakers.

Author : Glenn J. Larrabee
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195383524
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Neuropsychology written by Glenn J. Larrabee and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a scientific approach to forensic neuropsychology, consistent with the Daubert ruling defining forensic expertise. The text covers the scientific basis of forensic neuropsychology, ethics of forensic practice, pediatric brain injury, and criminal competency and responsibility.

Author : Ronald D. Franklin
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135669716
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prediction in Forensic and Neuropsychology written by Ronald D. Franklin and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bk integrates clinical experience w/the latest methods of statistical analysis to provide all who have professional stakes in the outcomes of assessment w/better methods of hypothesis-testing that will lead to more valid & reliable assessments of pa

Author : Jerry J. Sweet
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789026515446
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Neuropsychology written by Jerry J. Sweet and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, forensic neuropsychology has become a practice area of explosive growth and interest. This text elucidates the practice of forensic neuropsychology for those who need to understand the scope and limitations of this field. Fifteen chapters by neuropsychology and legal experts organized into four sections (Fundamentals, Practice Expertise, Relevant Populations, and Parameters of the Legal Arena) convey authoritatively a breadth of relevant information and the state-of-the-art of forensic neuropsychology. Topic coverage includes essential psychometrics, evaluation of premorbid function, personality and emotional functioning, complexities of executive functions, variables affecting decision-making, clinical and scientific foundations of the neuropsychological evaluation, differential diagnosis, malingering, ecological validity, mild traumatic brain injury, neurotoxin-related encephalopathy, special pediatric issues. Forensic Neuropsychology will be useful for: practicing clinical neuropsychologists and those in advanced training, plaintiff and defense attorneys whose practices include brain injured individuals, and other health care providers in non-psychology disciplines (e.g., psychiatry, neurology) who are providing expert opinions in litigated brain injury cases, and in doing so use and interact with opinions of neuropsychologists.

Author : Harold V. Hall
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0849381738
Total Pages : 994 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases written by Harold V. Hall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater Understanding, Better Evaluations Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for greater understanding and evaluations in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests with extant civil and criminal cases, this book presents a unique resource for insight into the impact of modern behavioral science on the legal system. Foundational, Criminal, and Civil Issues Divided into three parts, this timely compilation of articles from national and international experts begins with foundational issues such as the legal, ethical, and applied aspects of mitigation evaluations. It examines violence prediction and risk analysis, violence in the family, and the detection of malingering and deception in forensic evaluations. Part 2 looks at the psychological issues found in criminal forensic evaluation. This section discusses assessments of competence to stand trial, mitigatory defenses, and hostage negotiation, as well as the psychological impact of officer-involved shootings. The final part focuses on neuropsychological evaluation as it is relevant to civil cases including worker’s compensation, malingered pain and memory deficits, and parental assessment in child maltreatment cases. Template Case Studies Providing several full case studies in more than a dozen appendices, this book addresses both psychological and neuropsychological concepts in the context of the legal system and allows for a practical understanding and application of behavioral, legal, and ethical issues in civil and criminal cases.

Author : Charles J. Golden
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489920226
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Neuropsychology written by Charles J. Golden and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neuropsychology has become an increasingly active participant in forensie issues over the past decade. This has been the result of increased recognition by psychologists of the potential role they can play in evaluating patients involved in lawsuits and the increasing sophistication of lawyers who have recognized that damages can go beyond claims of physical and motoric impairment. However, this increase in involvement has not always been matched by a more sophisticated recognition of how the client (whether plaintiff or defendant) can best be served by the neuropsychologist. I have personally seen or reviewed many cases in which the psychologists involved did not effectively present their case. This partially occurred because they failed to recognize the difference in presentations aimed at clinical audiences and those aimed at a legal proceeding. It also occurred because they failed to recognize that the standard of proof necessary is very different in a hospital and in a courtroom. Finally, it occurred because they rarely recognized what the unique role of the psychologist can be in either countering or supporting the testimony of medical specialists. The purpose of this volume is to bring some light on these questions. The presentations here are write-ups of the work presented at the Third Annual Conference on the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery held in Omaha during May, 1985. All of the papers emphasize the role of the Luria-Nebraska but the ideas can be used with almost any test.

Author : Susan Young
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198566832
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Neuropsychology in Practice written by Susan Young and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical psychologists are increasingly asked to prepare reports for legal purposes, often outside the scope of their own area. These might involve the mental state or neuropsychological effects of an injury to their client or to a third party. This is a practical reference text for those working in these important areas of forensic consultancy.

Author : Jim Hom
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789020611
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology written by Jim Hom and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-08-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your confidence in the validity of your test results! Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology examines strategies and procedures for determining the validity of results and the patient's motivation during neuropsychological testing. The book discusses procedures to help a clinician assess factors that can affect test accuracy. Developers and researchers present unique insights into each strategy's utility in clinical practice and each procedure's performance in light of factors defined by the United States Supreme Court. Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology examines the increasing need for practicing clinical neuropsychologists to identify response bias in their evaluations of a patient's neuropsychological impairment. The book presents major response bias detection strategies, addressing in each: whether the theory or technique has been tested; if it has been subjected to peer review and publication; the known or potential rate of error in applying the method; and to what extent the method has been accepted by the relevant scientific community. Each strategy represents a logical, scientific approach in forensic settings that can be applied in neuropsychological assessments. Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology includes comprehensive reviews of current procedures in wide usage to evaluate the validity of test results. Procedures covered include: Portland Digit Recognition Test Computerized Assessment of Response Bias (CARB) Warrington Recognition Memory Test Halstead-Reitan Battery Rey's strategies for detecting malingering validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT) Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) Word Memory Test (WMT) Category Test validity indicators much more! Detection of Response Bias in Forensic Neuropsychology is an essential resource for forensic professionals in determining patient compliance and motivation during testing.

Author : Robert J. McCaffrey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780306484483
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology written by Robert J. McCaffrey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology focuses the awareness of neuropsychologists on the critical areas of forensic practice that should be considered during each phase of a scientific neuropsychological examination/investigation. Written by three eminent neuropsychologists and a seasoned attorney, this important book contains practical information and guidelines for conducting valid and reliable forensic neuropsychological examinations that aid the 'trier-of-fact' in both civil and criminal settings. The authors also include vital information to help attorneys evaluate neuropsychological claims put forth by their own or opposing experts.

Author : Robert L. Denney
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1593857217
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clinical Neuropsychology in the Criminal Forensic Setting written by Robert L. Denney and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-05-28 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neuropsychologists are increasingly serving as expert witnesses and consultants in legal proceedings of all kinds. Yet the criminal forensic setting is new terrain for most practitioners, and navigating it requires specialized knowledge and skills. This volume brings together leading neuropsychologists to present the legal and clinical foundations of criminal forensic practice. Authoritative yet accessible, this book is a reference for neuropsychologists who already work in the criminal arena or who are seeking to expand their practice, as well as other mental health practitioners who evaluate criminal defendants. Neuropsychology graduate students, interns, and residents will find it a highly useful text.