Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases

Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for a greater understanding, and improved evaluations, in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests, with extant civil and criminal cases, Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition serves as a fully-updated, professional resource outlining modern behavioral science’s impact on the legal system. This second edition synthesizes the theoretical, empirical, and clinical literature, examining it through the lens of case application. The book is divided into three parts to look at foundational legal, ethical and applied issues; criminal forensic evaluations; and civil forensic evaluations. Chapters new to this edition address substance abuse and intoxication, interviewing and interrogation, criminal profiling, faked amnesia and recall skills, post-concussive syndrome (PCS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and trends and research directions. Clinicians, researchers and psychologists practicing in any number of related fields will be able to address relevant questions from both criminal-forensic and civil-forensic perspectives. Key features: Presents the latest advances in methodology and technology to assist forensic professional in assessment and case formulation in the search for ground truth in applied settings Outlines base rates for forensic areas of concern, especially helpful in evaluation, report writing and courtroom testimony as an expert witness Addresses complex criminal issues such as competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, mitigating defenses, and violence risk Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition is an invaluable resource to clinicians, experts witnesses, and legal professionals—a helpful adjunct for mental health experts to formulate sound direct and cross-examination strategies, and eliciting suggestions for forensically-related treatment and intervention.

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Editors xvii Contributors xix Editors’ Commentary and Disclaimer Statement xxi Part I FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES 1 Criminal- and Civil-Forensic Factors in a Methamphetamine Murder Case 3 HAROLD V. HALL 2 Detecting Malingering and Deception in Forensic Evaluations 53 HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER 3 Forensic Interviewing: A Synthesis of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication and the Role of Interrogation 117 JOSEPH G. POIRIER AND HAROLD V. HALL 4 Clinical-Forensic Aspects of Substance Abuse 147 JOSEPH G. POIRIER 5 Violence in the Family: Including Lethal Outcome 193 JOSEPH G. POIRIER 6 Psychoses and Hallucinations from a Forensic Perspective 243 HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER Part II CRIMINAL-FORENSIC EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION 7 The Legal, Ethical, and Applied Aspects of Capital Mitigation Evaluations: Practice Guidance from a Principles-Based Approach 263 CASEY LADUKE, DAVID DEMATTEO, GEOFFREY MARCZYK, LINDA KNAUSS, DANIEL FLACK, AND KIRK HEILBRUN 8 Assessment of Competence to Proceed in the Criminal Process 313 RANDY K. OTTO, RICHART L. DEMIER, AND MEREDITH M. VELTRI 9 Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Forensic Issues 333 JEFFERY S. LONG AND RONALD S. EBERT 10 Violence Prediction and Risk Analysis 365 HAROLD V. HALL 11 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 403 JOSEPH G. POIRIER AND HAROLD V. HALL 12 The Juvenile Sex Offender 437 JOSEPH G. POIRIER 13 Reformulation of Criminal Profiling of Serial Rape-Murderers and Bombers 487 HAROLD V. HALL Part III CIVIL-FORENSIC EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION 14 Tort and Eligibility Claims in Civil-Forensic Evaluation 513 HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER 15 Parents with Brain Impairment: Care and Protection Matters 537 LOIS O. CONDIE 16 Evaluating the Evaluators in Custodial Placement Disputes 575 JONATHAN W. GOULD AND MILFRED D. DALE 17 Child Maltreatment Parental Assessments 605 DEBORAH CHAVEZ AND JAMES MANLEY 18 Employment and Discrimination Litigation: The Dysfunctional Side of Workplace Diversity 639 JAY M. FINKELMAN 19 Malingered Pain and Memory Deficits in Civil-Forensic Contexts 665 HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER Part IV APPENDICES Appendix A: Mental Fitness and Capacity Report 691 HAROLD V. HALL Appendix B: Self-Control and Instant Offense Behaviors 697 HAROLD V. HALL Appendix C: Family Violence — Sample Case Report 717 JOSEPH G. POIRIER Appendix D: Intellectual disability and competency to stand trial evaluation from Chapter 9 (Ebert & Long) 723 RANDY K. OTTO, RICHART L. DEMEIR, AND MEREDITH M. VELTRI Appendix E: Phases of TBI and What to Expect to Do in Civil-Forensic Evaluations 731 ROLLAND PARKER Appendix F: Capital Mitigation Case 763 CASEY LADUKE, DAVID DEMATTEO, GEOFFREY MARCZYK, LINDA KNAUSS, DANIEL FLACK, AND KIRK HEILBRUN x Contents Appendix G: Juvenile Sex Offender – Sample Report 777 JOSEPH G. POIRIER Appendix H: Appendix H – Pain Survey Checklist (PSCL) 785 HAROLD V. HALL Appendix I: Psychological Evaluation Involving Parents with Brain Impairment 795 LOIS OBERLANDER CONDIE Appendix J: Evaluating the Evaluators in Custodial Placement Disputes 817 JONATHAN W. GOULD AND MILFRED D. DALE Appendix K: Child Maltreatment Parental Assessment 831 DEBORAH CHAVEZ AND JAMES MANLEY Glossary 847 Index 881