Psychological Expertise In Court

Author : Marc J. Ackerman
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
ISBN 13 : 0735549265
Total Pages : 1116 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Experts in Divorce Actions written by Marc J. Ackerman and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotionally charged issues abound in matrimonial practice, especially in custody disputes. Expert testimony can have a dramatic impact on the outcome of a case, and when matters are highly sensitive or sensational the seeming objectivity of an expert can be dispositive. To effectively reinforce or question that testimony, certain specialized knowledge is essential. Scientifically accepted standards and theories are constantly evolving. Keeping up with the data had been a challenge, but one integrated resource has made it simple. Aspen Publishers’ Psychological Experts in Divorce Actions pulls all the research together into the definitive guide to understanding the role of psychological evaluations in divorce and custody actions. Focused on providing the best approach to protecting your client’s interests, this work explains all the leading testing instruments,what conclusions may be drawn and how to challenge or support those conclusions. In addition to offering effective examination and cross-examination strategies, it assists you in handling the gamut of psychological factors that affect clients in divorce and custody cases. Authors Marc J. Ackerman, Ph.D ., and Andrew W. Kane, Ph.D ., are licensed psychologists who have been involved in hundreds of custody cases. Drawing on their extensive experience—testing parties to a divorce and treating psychological patients in the clinic—and as psychological experts in the courtroom, they identify the most important psychological evaluation research used in divorce and custody decision-making and distill the information into clear terms lawyers can readily apply.They also examine vital issues including: Ethics —confidentiality, privilege, duty to warn or protect (Tarasoff), sharing raw data, test integrity Sexual abuse —bona fide or fabricated allegations, psychological effects of sexual abuse, profiles of abuser and abused Testing —personality tests (including MMPI-2, And The new MMPI-2-RF, Rorschach,Millon,TAT); intelligence tests (Wechsler scales,Kaufman scales, Stanford Binet); custody tests (ASPECT, PCRI, PASS, BPS); and many more How divorce affects families —custody, placement, age and gender differences, grandparents, sexual preference, psychological problems

Author : Mark Costanzo
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1000106217
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts written by Mark Costanzo and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past two decades, the frequency and range of expert testimony by psychologists have increased dramatically. Courts now routinely hear expert testimony from clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychologists. Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts provides a comprehensive, research-based analysis of the content, ethics, and impact of expert testimony. This book features leading scholars who have contributed to the scientific foundation for expert testimony and who have also served as expert witnesses. The opening chapter explores issues surrounding the admissibility of expert testimony, and the closing chapter explores the ethics and limits of psychological testimony. Each of the intervening chapters focuses on a different area of expert testimony: forensic identification, police interrogations and false confessions, eyewitness identification, sexual harassment, mitigation in capital cases, the insanity defense, battered women, future dangerousness, and child custody. These chapters describe the typical content of expert testimony in a particular area, evaluate the scientific foundation for testimony, examine how jurors respond to expert testimony, and suggest ways in which legal standards or procedures might be modified in light of psychological research. This groundbreaking book should be on the shelf of every social scientist interested in the legal system and every trial attorney who is likely to retain a psychologist as an expert witness. It can also serve as a text for advanced courses in psychology, legal studies, criminal justice, law, and sociology.

Author : Daniel A. Krauss
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317073908
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Expertise in Court written by Daniel A. Krauss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expertise in Court: Perspectives on Testimony is the second of a two-volume set on the Psychology of the Courtroom. The authors, a renowned group of psychology and legal scholars, offer definitive coverage of the use of psychological expert testimony and evidence in a variety of legal contexts. They explore the controversies that surround it, from questions of its admissibility to its effects on eventual juror decisions. A wide range of topics are covered including system and estimator variables in eyewitness identification, expert testimony on psychological syndromes, the insanity defence and sexual harassment, how child sexual abuse is used by the courts, and recent research on false confessions. They also provide a comparative analysis exploring how different types of psychological expert testimony and evidence are used by different countries’ legal systems. All the chapters conclude by making specific recommendations for how psychological research and information could be better utilized by courts around the world.

Author : Theodore H. Blau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychologist as Expert Witness written by Theodore H. Blau and published by . This book was released on 1998-10-06 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading resource on forensic practice The Psychologist as Expert Witness, Second Edition introduces practitioners to the law and the role of psychologists in the courtroom, covering all facets of forensic practice-one of the most rapidly growing areas of professional specialization. This comprehensive primer prepares the psychologist to function credibly as an expert witness, identifying the current and emerging areas of application of psychology to the law. Revealing psychology's enormous potential to promote human welfare through the American system of jurisprudence, former American Psychological Association president Theodore Blau: * Outlines the ways psychology has come into contact with the court via the areas of neuropsychology, clinical psychology, psychotherapy, mental disability, psychological profiles, various marital and family issues, and others * Offers a wide range of situations in which psychologists have appeared as expert witnesses * Includes step-by-step instructions on examining competency to stand trial and making custody recommendations * Examines cases where psychologists have done well-and not so well-in court * Discusses malingering, deceit, and exaggeration * Presents guidelines for testifying in marital, civil, and criminal disputes * Emphasizes standards for practice and practical training in providing testimony to the courts

Author : Stanley L. Brodsky
Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
ISBN 13 : 9781433820557
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Expert Expert Witness written by Stanley L. Brodsky and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extensive revision of his classic guide, Stanley Brodsky, joined by coauthor Thomas Gutheil, continues to educate and entertain mental health professionals who are called as expert witnesses, teaching them simple, effective strategies for direct and cross-examination.

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ISBN 13 : 9780754626411
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology in the Courtroom written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Avram Krauss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychological Expertise in Court written by Daniel Avram Krauss and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title, the second of a two-part volume on the Psychology of the Courtroom, explores the controversies surrounding psychological expert testimony and evidence within a variety of legal contexts--

Author : Lenore E. Walker
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030444708
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Forensic Psychology written by Lenore E. Walker and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a broad overview of the history and practice of forensic psychology, illustrating the principles of how psychological knowledge can inform judges and juries in the U.S. legal system with reference to several high publicity cases. The second edition contains new case law and discusses its implications in the major areas of forensics, examining new developments in juvenile justice, malpractice complaints, and reproductive rights, among other topics. The authors address specific aspects of forensic psychology within seven distinct sections: What is Forensic Psychology? Understanding the Criminal Mind Can Psychologists Measure Pain and Suffering? Family Law and Fitness to Parent Juvenile Justice Legal Consultation Based on Social Psychology Practical Tips for Forensic Psychology Experts An essential resource for current and aspiring forensic psychologists, the second edition of Introduction to Forensic Psychology serves as a thorough introduction to a complex field, featuring updated cases and related legal developments.

Author : Bruce Dennis Sales
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN 13 : 9781591472469
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experts in Court written by Bruce Dennis Sales and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Experts in Court: Reconciling Law, Science, and Professional Knowledge examines the use of expert testimony, particularly that of mental health professionals, in civil and criminal litigation. Lawyers and judges often fear that mental health professionals' testimony is purely experiential and not based on objective criteria or a demonstrable scientific foundation. Through the use of a novel approach to evaluating the interactions of experts with the courts, Sales and Shuman explain the scrutiny that psychologists and all other experts will need to use to survive admissibility determinations under new and evolving rules of evidence. Their skillful and detailed analysis shows how the standards of admissibility for expert testimony have changed and how they have altered the relationships among judges, juries, experts, and lawyers. The book carefully reveals the evolution of laws regarding evidence admissibility, the requirements established by specific court rulings for scientific and nonscientific expert testimony, and the new rules for the submission of psychological expertise in court. It also explains how the law can use experts more effectively and how their behavior serves or complicates the goals of the rules of evidence. Finally, the authors propose a research agenda designed to foster a better understanding of the attitudes and practices of trial courts concerning rules of evidence and expert testimony"--Cover. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

Author : Brent Van Dorsten
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306479230
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forensic Psychology written by Brent Van Dorsten and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes a discussion of the propagation of forensic psychology as a field of specialization, professional preparation issues for training as a forensic psychologist, unique ethical concerns, and an authoritative discussion of issues in several prominent areas of forensic psychology practice.