Handbook of Psychology: Vol.11 Forensic Psychology

Handbook Preface

Volume Preface

SECTION: NATURE OF THE FIELD

Overview of Forensic Psychology (A. M. Goldstein)

Forensic Training and Practice (I. K. Packer & R. Borum)

Ethical Principles and Professional Competencies (H. N. Weissman & D. M. DeBow)

Expert Testimony: Law and Practice (C. P. Ewing)

SECTION II: APPROACHES TO FORENSIC ASSESSMENT

Third Party Information in Forensic Assessment (K. Heilbrum, et al.)

Forensic and Clinical Issues in the Assessment of Psychopathy (J. F. Hemphill & S. D. Hart)

Evaluation of Malingering and Deception (R. Rogers & S. D. Bender)

SECTION III: SPECIAL TOPICS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Forensic Assessment for High Risk Occupations (R. Borum, et al.)

Eyewitness Memory for People and Events (G. L. Wells & E. F. Loftus)

Voir Dire and Jury Selection (M. B. Kovera, et al.)

SECTION IV: CIVIL FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Child Custody Evaluation (R. K. Otto, et al.)

Assessment of Childhood Trauma (S. N. Sparta)

Personal Injury Examinations in Torts for Emotional Distress (S. A. Greenberg)

Assessing Employment Discrimination and Harassment (M. J. T. Vasquez, et al.)

Forensic Evaluation in Americans with Disability Act Cases (W. E. Foote)

Substituted Judgment: Roles for the Forensic Psychologist (E. Y. Drogin & C. L. Barrett)

SECTION V: CRIMINAL FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Forensic Evaluation in Delinquency Cases (T. Grisso)

Competence to Confess (L. B. Oberlander, et al.)

Assessment of Competence to Stand Trial (K. P. Stafford)

Evaluation of Criminal Responsibility (A. M. Goldstein, et al.)

Sentencing Determinations in Death Penalty Cases (M. D. Cunningham & A. M. Goldstein)

Child Sexual Abuse Evaluations (K. Kuehnle)

SECTION VI: FORENSIC ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Evaluation of Sexual Predators (M. A. Conroy)

Battered Woman Syndrome in the Courts (D. R. Follingstad)

Pathologies of Attachment, Violence, and Criminality (J. R. Meloy)

Violence Risk Assessment