Handbook of Psychology, Forensic Psychology

Randy K. Otto, PhD, ABPP, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy University of South Florida Tampa, Florida.Irving B. Weiner, PhD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

• Handbook of Psychology Preface xiIrving B. WeinerVolume Preface xiiiRandy K. OttoContributors xvI Nature of the Field 11 Overview of Forensic Psychology 3Randy K. Otto and Alan M. Goldstein2 Forensic Training And Practice 16Ira K. Packer and Randy Borum3 Ethics In Forensic Practice 37David A. Martindale and Jonathan W. Gould4 Legal Contours Of Expert Testimony 62Steven K. Erickson and Charles Patrick Ewing5 Forensic Report Writing 75Richart L. DeMierII Forensic Evaluations In Civil Proceedings 996 Child Custody Evaluations: Current Literature and Practical Applications 101Jonathan W. Gould and David A. Martindale7 Assessment in a Child Protection Context 139Karen S. Budd, Mary Connell, and Jennifer R. Clark8 Psychological Evaluation of Emotional Damages in Tort Cases 172William E. Foote and Craig R. Lareau9 Disability and Worker’s Compensation 201Lisa Drago Piechowski10 Assessing Employment Discrimination and Harassment 225Nancy L. Baker, Melba J. T. Vasquez, and Sandra L. Shullman11 Forensic Assessment for High-Risk Occupations 246David M. Corey and Randy Borum12 Forensic Evaluation in Americans with Disabilities Act Cases 271William E. Foote13 Civil Competencies 295Eric Y. Drogin and Curtis L. Barrett14 Civil Commitment and Involuntary Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill 308Craig R. Lareau15 Evaluation and Management of Sexual Offenders 332Mary Alice Conroy and Philip H. WittIII Forensic Evaluations in Delinquency and Criminal Proceedings 35716 Forensic Evaluation in Delinquency Cases 359Thomas Grisso and Christina L. Riggs Romaine17 Capacity to Waive Miranda Rights and The Assessment of Susceptibility to Police Coercion 381Naomi E. S. Goldstein, Alan M. Goldstein, Heather Zelle, and Lois Oberlander Condie18 Assessment of Competence to Stand Trial 412Kathleen Powers Stafford and Martin O. Sellbom19 Evaluation of Criminal Responsibility 440Alan M. Goldstein, Stephen J. Morse, and Ira K. Packer20 Sentencing Determinations in Death Penalty Cases 473Mark D. Cunningham and Alan M. GoldsteinIV Special Assessment Issues 51521 Evaluation of Malingering and Related Response Styles 517Richard Rogers and Scott D. Bender22 Violence Risk Assessment 541John Monahan23 Clinical and Forensic Issues in the Assessment of Psychopathy 556Stephen D. Hart and Jennifer E. Storey24 Child Sexual Abuse Evaluations 579Kathryn Kuehnle and Mary ConnellV Forensic Consultation 61525 Eyewitness Memory for People and Events 617Gary L. Wells and Elizabeth F. Loftus26 Voir Dire and Jury Selection 630Margaret Bull Kovera27 Trial Consultation 648Eric Y. Drogin and Curtis L. BarrettAuthor Index 665Subject Index 693

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