Richard Rogers, Daniel Shuman

eBook, PDF

Fundamentals of Forensic Practice (eBook, PDF)

Mental Health and Criminal Law

Beschreibung

This book is the first part of a two volume set, which together, provide a comprehensive review of forensic practice. This volume focuses on the important issues and clinical concerns of criminal law, covering basic concepts such as the legal framework, malingering and deception, the insanity defense, competency to stand trial, death sentence issues, and post-adjudication issues. Each chapter follows a similar format consisting of the relevant legal standard, how this applies clinically, clinical methods of assessment, forensic decision making, and practice-based issues.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 1.49MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Richard Rogers, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA / Daniel Shuman, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387252278
• Artikelnr.: 37288611

Rezensionen

This is likely to be "the" book for frequent experts who want to better understand their roles in this complex environment, as well as the lawyers who utilize them. Well organized, easy to use, scholarly and practical, Fundamental of Forensic Practice is an important foundational text for training programs in forensic psychology, psychiatry, and metal health law. - William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center, Texas A&M College of Medicine, and Texas Tech Health Science Center