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Author Cunningham, Mark D

Title Evaluation for capital sentencing / Mark D. Cunningham
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) : illustrations
Series Best practices in forensic mental health assessment
Best practices in forensic mental health assessment.
Contents Legal context -- Forensic mental health concepts -- Empirical foundations and limits -- Preparation for the evaluation -- Data collection -- Interpretation -- Report writing and testimony
Summary Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifyi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-214) and index
Notes English
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Subject Forensic psychiatry -- United States
Forensic psychology -- United States
Capital punishment -- United States
Personality assessment -- United States
Evidence, Expert -- United States
Forensic Psychiatry -- methods
Expert Testimony
Mental Competency
MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
Capital punishment
Evidence, Expert
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychology
Personality assessment
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199712120
0199712123
1306259800
9781306259804
0190230150
9780190230159