{"product_id":"the-psychologist-as-expert-witness-isbn-9780471113669","title":"The Psychologist as Expert Witness","description":"The leading resource on forensic practice\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Revealing psychology's enormous potential to promote human welfare through the American system of jurisprudence, former American Psychological Association president Theodore Blau:\u003cbr\u003e * 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\u003cbr\u003e * Offers a wide range of situations in which psychologists have appeared as expert witnesses\u003cbr\u003e * Includes step-by-step instructions on examining competency to stand trial and making custody recommendations\u003cbr\u003e * Examines cases where psychologists have done well-and not so well-in court\u003cbr\u003e * Discusses malingering, deceit, and exaggeration\u003cbr\u003e * Presents guidelines for testifying in marital, civil, and criminal disputes\u003cbr\u003e * Emphasizes standards for practice and practical training in providing testimony to the courts  Coming of Age.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Present and Future Roles of the Psychologist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The American Court System.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preparing to Serve as an Expert Witness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Admissibility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychological Tests in the Courtroom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Competency to Stand Trial, to Testify, and To Make Decisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Insanity Defense.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Addiction and the Law.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Domestic Issues: Marriage, Dissolution, and Custody.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Expert Witness and Personal Injury Litigation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Malingering, Deceit, and Exaggeration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Your Day in Court.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Emerging Applications and Issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ethics, Constraints, Concerns, and Standards.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Landmark Cases.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Current Training in Psychology and the Law.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: Expert Witness Admissibility--Federal Rules of Evidence, 1993.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix D: Custody Evaluation Guidelines Recommended by the APA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix E: Tables and Formulae for Comparing Military Test Performance with Current Test Results.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix F: Forensic Psychology Specialty Guidelines.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix G: Comparison of Neuropsychological Test Performance in Forensic and Non-Forensic Populations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix H: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forensic Glossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index. DR. THEODORE H. BLAU is a former president of the American Psychological Association. A consultant and expert witness on countless cases, he has trained psychologists for over twenty years in his methods and techniques.  The leading resource on forensic practice  \u003cp\u003eThe 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. 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