The Psychologist as Expert Witness
2. Edition November 2001
608 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The leading resource on forensic practice
The Psychologist as Expert Witness, Second Edition introduces
practitioners to the law and the role of psychologists in the
courtroom, covering all facets of forensic practice-one of the most
rapidly growing areas of professional specialization. This
comprehensive primer prepares the psychologist to function credibly
as an expert witness, identifying the current and emerging areas of
application of psychology to the law.
Revealing psychology's enormous potential to promote human welfare
through the American system of jurisprudence, former American
Psychological Association president Theodore Blau:
* Outlines the ways psychology has come into contact with the court
via the areas of neuropsychology, clinical psychology,
psychotherapy, mental disability, psychological profiles, various
marital and family issues, and others
* Offers a wide range of situations in which psychologists have
appeared as expert witnesses
* Includes step-by-step instructions on examining competency to
stand trial and making custody recommendations
* Examines cases where psychologists have done well-and not so
well-in court
* Discusses malingering, deceit, and exaggeration
* Presents guidelines for testifying in marital, civil, and
criminal disputes
* Emphasizes standards for practice and practical training in
providing testimony to the courts
Present and Future Roles of the Psychologist.
The American Court System.
Preparing to Serve as an Expert Witness.
Admissibility.
Psychological Tests in the Courtroom.
Competency to Stand Trial, to Testify, and To Make Decisions.
The Insanity Defense.
Addiction and the Law.
Domestic Issues: Marriage, Dissolution, and Custody.
The Expert Witness and Personal Injury Litigation.
Malingering, Deceit, and Exaggeration.
Your Day in Court.
Emerging Applications and Issues.
Ethics, Constraints, Concerns, and Standards.
Appendix A: Landmark Cases.
Appendix B: Current Training in Psychology and the Law.
Appendix C: Expert Witness Admissibility--Federal Rules of
Evidence, 1993.
Appendix D: Custody Evaluation Guidelines Recommended by the
APA.
Appendix E: Tables and Formulae for Comparing Military Test
Performance with Current Test Results.
Appendix F: Forensic Psychology Specialty Guidelines.
Appendix G: Comparison of Neuropsychological Test Performance in
Forensic and Non-Forensic Populations.
Appendix H: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of
Conduct.
Forensic Glossary.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
