Learning Forensic Assessment

Rebecca Jackson, PhD, is the Clinical Director of the Florida Civil Commitment Center, a 720-bed sexoffender civil commitment facility. Previously she was associate professor and director of the ForensicCertification Program in Psychology and Law at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA.Ronald Roesch, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser University (SFU), and Director, MentalHealth, Law, and Policy Institute, SFU, and Past President of the International Association of ForensicMental Health Services (IAFMHS) and the American Psychology-Law Society (Div. 41 APA). He serves aseditor of the International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health Books Series.

I have often recommended the first edition of Becky Jackson’s Learning Forensic Assessment to students and trainees ranging from undergraduates to postdoctoral fellows and practicing psychologists. Therefore, I was delighted to see this second edition, co-edited with Ron Roesch, featuring many of the same topics and expert authors. Like the first edition, the tone of the text remains clear and accessible for those new to our discipline, but the content is substantive and detailed, providing meaningful and specific guidance. Learning Forensic Assessment remains a superb resource for clinicians at any stage who are transitioning into the challenging field of forensic mental health assessment.—Daniel Murrie, PhD, is the Director of Psychology at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy as well as Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.Jackson and Roesch’s revision of Learning Forensic Assessment represents a tremendous advance for the field. Building on what was already an outstanding volume (and one that I use for my graduate course in Forensic Assessment), the second edition provides greater breadth and depth, while still retaining the “hands on” feel of the first edition. It is a must-have volume for every burgeoning forensic clinical psychologist and a helpful resource for even the most experienced expert.—Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology as well as Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at Fordham University. Learning Forensic Assessment provides an introduction to a broad range of forensic psychological assessment issues. Many of the forensic experts from the first edition provide updated material in their areas of expertise and research. This updated material gives the reader a great primer to the forensic experts that have spent their careers researching and writing about forensic assessment as well as an introduction to the current state of the field in forensic psychological assessment.—Holly A. Miller, PhD, is Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University.

• About the Editors Contributors Preface I: Professional and Practice Issues 1.Training in Forensic Assessment and Intervention: Implications for Principle-Based Models David DeMatteo, Jeffrey Burl, Sarah Filone, and Kirk Heilbrun 2.Legal Theory and the Relationship Between Psychology and Law Deborah A. Connolly and Patricia I. Coburn 3.Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychology Mary A. Connell II: Adult Forensic Assessment 4.Learning Forensic Examinations of Adjudicative Competency Stephen L. Golding 5.An Introduction to Insanity Evaluations Richard Rogers 6.The Clinical Assessment of Psychopathy Michael J. Vitacco, Craig S. Neumann, Lori Welch, and Peter Buckley 7.Violence Risk Assessment Michelle R. Guyton and Rebecca L. Jackson 8.Evaluations for Sexual Offender Civil Commitment Amy Phenix and Rebecca L. Jackson 9.Forensic Psychology Evaluations at Capital Sentencing Mark D. Cunningham 10.Competency for Execution Patricia A. Zapf III. Juvenile Forensic Assessment 11.The Capacity of Juveniles to Understand and Waive Arrest Right Ronald Roesch, Kaitlyn McLachlan, and Jodi Viljoen 12.Assessing Adolescents’ Adjudicative Competence Ronald Roesch and Jodi Viljoen 13.Clinical Forensic Evaluations for Juvenile Transfer to Adult Criminal Court Randall T. Salekin, Ross D. Grimes, and Elizabeth W. Adams 14.Assessing Child and Adolescent Psychopathy Randall T. Salekin, Sara A. Debus, Emily MacDougall, and Abby Clark 15.Assessing Risk for Violence and Offending in AdolescentsJodi Viljoen, Andrew L. Gray, and Carmelina Barone IV. Civil Forensic Assessment 16.Child Custody Evaluations Robert A. Zibbell and Geri Fuhrmann 17.Evaluations of Individuals for Disability Insurance and Social Security Contexts William E. Foote 18.Personal Injury Evaluations Christmas N. Covell and Jennifer G. Wheeler 19.Civil Commitment Evaluations: Current Practice and Suggestions for the Future Eric Strachan V. Communicating Your Findings 20.Writing Forensic Psychological Reports Audrey K. Miller and Gregg J. Gagliardi 21.Testifying in Court: Evidenced-Based Recommendations for Expert-Witness Testimony Marcus T. Boccaccini, Phylissa P. Kwartner, and Paige B. Harris