Clinical Neuropsychology in the Criminal Forensic Setting by Robert L. Denney,James P. Sullivan

By Robert L. Denney,James P. Sullivan

Meeting a transforming into want for practitioners, this particular quantity brings jointly top specialists to give the felony and scientific foundations of neuropsychology perform in felony forensic circumstances. Authoritative but available, the publication studies proper case legislation and constitutional rules and gives uncomplicated counsel for accomplishing exams that tackle particular criminal criteria and questions, corresponding to competency to admit, competency to continue, felony accountability, and sentencing issues. With assurance of either grownup and juvenile contexts, chapters describe how one can paintings successfully in correctional settings; assemble details from a number of resources; notice deception; generate actual, legally admissible findings; and speak them effectively within the court.

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