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.
About the Author: Harold V. Hall is the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and
Aggression in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is a Vietnam war veteran. He completed an APAapproved
internship at Atascadero State Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical
neuropsychology at University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital in New York.
Dr. Hall has served as a consultant for a wide variety of criminal and civil justice system
agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (serial rape murderers), the
National Bureau of Prisons (witness protection program), the U.S. Secret Service (domestic
terrorism and bombers), and has appeared over 300 times in state and federal courts as an
expert witness in murder and manslaughter trials. Dr. Hall is a Diplomate in both Forensic
Psychology and Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology
and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is board certified in
Professional Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology
and is a Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Psychology. He completed a
Fulbright scholarship in neuropsychology and genocide research at the University Maria
Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, and a Rotary Fellowship in Peace and Conflict Studies
at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand with field placements in Cambodia and northern
Thailand. Dr. Hall has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and books
including 3 second editions (Lethal Violence, Violence Prediction with Ronald S. Ebert;
Methamphetamine Use with Sandra McPherson and Errol Yudko) and 1 third edition
(Detecting Malingering and Deception, with Joseph G. Poirier). He is partially retired on
the Big Island in Hawaii and conducts APA-approved workshops in mindfulness and meditation
in addition to pro bono evaluation and treatment of war veterans.
Joseph G. Poirier is the retired Clinical Director of the Child and Adolescent Forensic
Evaluation Service (CAFES), Health and Human Services, Montgomery County
Government, Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Poirier served on active duty in the U.S. Army for
seven years. He completed a one-year, American Psychological Association-approved postdoctoral
clinical psychology internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,
DC. Subsequently, he was the Chief Psychologist at the Fort Bragg Mental Hygiene Clinic
where he assisted as Co-director in implementing the first Surgeon General-approved
Substance Abuse Treatment Program for active duty military personnel. Subsequently, he
was reassigned back to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he implemented the first
U. S. Army Substance Abuse Treatment Training Program for military clinicians. Most
patients in this program were Vietnam Conflict returnees who were recovering from opioid
addiction. Following military service, he entered employment with the Montgomery
County Maryland Health Department. For 30 years, he was also the Co-director of the
Circuit Court Mental Health Forensic Service, Prince Georges County, Maryland. He has
testified as an expert witness in federal court and in district and circuit courts in several
states. Presently semi-retired, Dr. Poirier maintains a clinical-forensic private practice in
Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Poirier is triple board certified in Forensic Psychology, Clinical
Psychology, and Couple and Family Psychology by the American Board of Professional
Psychology. He is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
