Conducting insanity evaluations /

"This text from two leading authorities explores how insanity is conceptualized under the law and brings forensic professionals up to date on key issues surrounding insanity evaluations. It provides explicit, research-based guidelines for interview-based assessments, psychological testing and o...

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1. Verfasser: Rogers, Richard, 1950-
Weitere Verfasser: Shuman, Daniel W.
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Guilford Press, c2000.
Ausgabe:2nd ed.
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Zusammenfassung:"This text from two leading authorities explores how insanity is conceptualized under the law and brings forensic professionals up to date on key issues surrounding insanity evaluations. It provides explicit, research-based guidelines for interview-based assessments, psychological testing and other specialized procedures, and forensic reports and testimony. Included in the appendices are invaluable data bases on 413 defendants evaluated for criminal responsibility and 6,479 defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Previous ed.: New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.
Beschreibung:xii, 371 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1572305215 (hbk.)