Major developments in the field since the publication of Learning Forensic Assessment are integrated in this revised edition, including revised editions of the DSM-5, HCR-20 scale, and child custody guidelines. This textbook is designed for graduate students learning forensic assessment and psychologists coming to forensic practice later in their careers. It is organized around five broad areas: Professional and Practice Issues, Adult Forensic Assessment, Juvenile Forensic Assessment, Civil Forensic Assessment, and Communicating Your Findings.
Key Features
- Strong teaching and learning foundation at the beginning of each chapter.
- Assessment specific coverage of available measures and approaches.
- Conceptual discussion of the evaluation process for better understanding.
- Evaluation component focused on important aspects of the construct.
- Case examples to illustrate the measures and techniques described.
Additional Information
The latter part of each chapter is assessment specific, covering available assessment measures and approaches to assessment. The authors go well beyond simple descriptions of assessment measures and provide a conceptual discussion of the evaluation process that helps the reader understand how assessment measures fit into the overall evaluation process. Each chapter then concludes with a case example to illustrate the measures and techniques described.
