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[...]... practices of forensic psychology and psychiatry Structure of the Book Part I, Foundations of Forensic Practice, addresses the issues fundamental to the science and practice of forensic psychology and psychiatry These issues are relevant to every forensic consultation and are given the highest priority in this text Chapter 1 provides the clinical and legal framework for forensic practice and introduces... American Academy of Psychiatry and Law in 1968 and the American Board of Forensic Psychology in 1969 The maturation of these forensic specialties is noted by the development of sophisticated training programs at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels (Brigham & Grisso, 2003) Modern forensic psychology and psychiatry are distinguished by their sophisticated understanding of legal issues and the empirical... theoretical and empirical basis for each legal standard 3 Forensic issues and methods The crux of this section is the understanding and application of clinical methods for addressing the legal standard It typically includes (a) the use of standard measures (e.g., traditional tests and structured interviews) and (b) specific applications of specialized measures (i.e., FAIs and FRIs) 4 Courtroom Issues and Cross-Examination... sections of each chapter familiarize both professions with valuable insights into how legal standards can be clinically operationalized and which clinical methods are useful to the assessment process The overriding goals are twofold: first, to provide rigorous standards of practice for forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, and second, to enable criminal attorneys to understand the principles and practices... domains 2 Standardizing clinical -forensic ratings Much of the subjectivity in forensic evaluations can be minimized by the systematic use of standardized ratings Such ratings identify relevant criteria and provide an orderly means for quantifying responses 3 Establishing the interrater reliability of forensic ratings and conclusions With the standardization of issues, criteria, and ratings, forensic clinicians...1 Clinical and Legal Framework Mental health and legal professionals face formidable challenges in applying their knowledge and expertise to the criminal justice system This book addresses psycholegal issues from both law (e.g., statutes, case law, and legal theory) and clinical -forensic (e.g., empirically based knowledge and specialized methods) perspectives Within the criminal justice system,... by professional accountability In presaging empirical validation, it recommended that idiosyncratic approaches be replaced by standardized methods Though largely unheralded, Robey (1965) easily could be considered the beginning of modern forensic practice CLINICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 5 CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY Overview of the Models Conceptual models of forensic practice. .. legal standard with a focus on pivotal cases and statutes/rules that address the substantive issues Where debates occur, this section provides the differing perspectives (e.g., majority and minority opinions) 2 Clinical operationalization of the legal standard Legal scholars and forensic researchers offer valuable insights into the components of each standard Combining contributions from law and forensic. .. component, forensic, is the application of legal 6 CHAPTER 1 interpretation and specialized methods to a particular case Forensic expertise requires more than customary clinical practice in its rigorous implementation of forensic principles, ethics, and decisionmaking Relevance to Forensic Practice Many criminal attorneys may begin to question the relevance of the foregoing discussion to their practices... and ethical standards Experts should be aware of their specialty standards, such as Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists (Committee on Ethical Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists, 1991) and Ethical Guidelines for the Practice of Forensic Psychiatry (American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 1991, 1995) While these criteria are aspirational rather than enforceable, they provide of cial guidelines . h0" alt="" Fundamentals of Forensic Practice Mental Health and Criminal Law Fundamentals of Forensic Practice Mental Health and Criminal Law Richard Rogers,. Perspective on Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry 4 Conceptual Models of Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry 5 Conceptual Models of Attorneys and Mental Health