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Author Craig, Leam A

Title Psychology and the Law Case Studies of Expert Witnesses
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024

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Description 1 online resource (483 p.)
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Psychologists as Expert Witnesses -- Introduction -- Practice Considerations for Psychologist Expert Witnesses -- Conclusions -- Endnote -- References -- Part II Clinical Forensic Expert Witness Case Studies -- Chapter 2 Assessment of an Adult Male with Sexual Offence Convictions in Preparation for Release from Prison -- Introduction -- Orientation to This Referral -- Actuarial Risk Assessment Instruments
Information Gathering and Forensic Clinical Interviewing -- The Problem: Nature of the Offending Behaviour -- Predisposing Factors to Sexual Offending -- Perpetuating Factors -- Formulation -- Risk Management Plan -- Communicating the Findings of This Assessment -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Assessment of a Female Patient with a Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder for a First-Tier Tribunal (Mental Health) -- Expert Psychological Evidence to the First-Tier Tribunal -- What is the role of the Tribunal? -- What powers does the Tribunal have in a case such as this?
What evidence is the hospital obliged to submit to the tribunal? -- What are the limitations of the FtT? -- When might psychological evidence be required? -- Angela's Personal History -- Contact with Psychology: Understanding Angela's Needs -- Conversations About Risk -- Preparation of the Report -- The Tribunal -- After the hearing -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- References -- Additional Sources: (NB these are not referenced in the text but might be useful to readers)? -- Chapter 4 Assessment of Defendant Involved in Sexual Homicide Trial -- Introduction -- Sexual Homicide
Definitions -- Types of sexual homicide -- Sexual homicide typologies -- Expert Evidence -- Psychologists and psychiatrists -- Qualifications and experience -- Instructions -- Information and analysis -- Case of Damien Cooper and Kelly Brown -- Defence expert assessments -- Prosecution expert assessment -- Giving evidence -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 A Disputed Confession in the House of Lords. Evidence-Based Practice -- Introduction -- False Confessions -- Evidence-Based Process Model for Evaluating Cases of Disputed Confessions
Brief Background to the Case of Donald Pendleton and Relevant Chronology -- The Psychological Evaluation (Gudjonsson) -- The clinical evaluation -- The police interviews -- The Psychiatric Evaluation (Badcock) -- Oral Testimony in the Court of Appeal (June 2000) -- The Outcome of the Appeal -- The Appeal to the House of Lords -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- Chapter 6 Assessment of a Male Perpetrator of Domestic Violence Within the Context of the Family Courts and Child Protection Proceedings -- Introduction -- A Case Formulation Approach -- Information Gathering
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Author Koch, Hugh C. H
Baker, Gus A
ISBN 9781394155743
1394155743