Main description:

Meeting a growing need for practitioners, this unique volume brings together leading experts to present the legal and clinical foundations of neuropsychology practice in criminal forensic cases. Authoritative yet accessible, the book reviews relevant case law and constitutional principles and provides clear-cut guidance for conducting assessments that address specific legal standards and questions, such as competency to confess, competency to proceed, criminal responsibility, and sentencing concerns. With coverage of both adult and juvenile contexts, chapters describe how to work effectively in correctional settings; gather information from multiple sources; detect deception; generate accurate, legally admissible findings; and communicate them successfully in the courtroom.

Contents:

1. Constitutional, Judicial, and Practice Foundations of Criminal Forensic Neuropsychology, Robert L. Denney and James P. Sullivan

2. Ethical Issues in Criminal Forensic Neuropsychology, James A. Tyson and James P. Sullivan

3. Admissibility of Neuropsychological Evidence in Criminal Cases: Competency, Insanity, Culpability, and Mitigation, Paul M. Kaufmann

4. Negative Response Bias and Malingering during Neuropsychological Assessment in Criminal Forensic Settings, Robert L. Denney

5. Psychological Evaluation in Miranda Waiver and Confession Cases, I. Bruce Frumkin

6. Evaluation of Competency to Proceed, Bernice A. Marcopulos, Joel E. Morgan, and Robert L. Denney

7. Neuropsychology in the Assessment of Mental State at the Time of the Offense, Kathy F. Yates and Robert L. Denney

8. Neuropsychological Approaches to Criminality and Violence, William B. Barr

9. Neuropsychological Consultation in the Sentencing Phase of Capital Cases, Robert L. Heilbronner and Danielle Waller

10. Neuropsychology in the Juvenile Justice System, Timothy F. Wynkoop

11. Conducting Criminal Forensic Neuropsychological Assessments: Pragmatic Considerations, Stephen Honor and James P. Sullivan

12. Presenting Neuropsychological Findings, Opinions, and Testimony to the Criminal Court, Jerid M. Fisher

13. A Final Word on Authentic Professional Competence in Criminal Forensic Neuropsychology, James P. Sullivan and Robert L. Denney