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title
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Psychological evaluations for the courts : a handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers / Gary B. Melton ... [et al.].
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edition
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3rd ed.
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published
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New York : Guilford Press, c2007.
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description
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xxviii, 930 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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all locations
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Availability
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location
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UMBC Library Stacks | KF8922 .P77 2007 Holdings Availability
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internet link
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Table of contents only: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2007023963-t.html
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Contributor biographical information: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0739/2007023963-b.html
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notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 725-903) and index.
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contents
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Law and the mental health professions: an uneasy alliance -- An overview of the legal system: sources of law, the court system, and the adjudicative process -- The nature and method of forensic assessment -- Constitutional, common-law, and ethical contours of the evaluation process: the mental health professional as double agent -- Managing public and private forensic services -- Competency to stand trial -- Other competencies in the criminal process -- Mental state at the time of the offense -- Sentencing -- Civil commitment -- Civil competencies -- Compensating mental injury: workers’ compensation and torts -- Federal antidiscrimination and entitlement laws -- Juvenile delinquency -- Child abuse and neglect -- Child custody in divorce -- Education and habilitation -- Consultation, report writing, and expert testimony -- Sample reports -- Glossary.
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subjects
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 Forensic psychology.
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Forensic psychiatry.
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Evidence, Expert -- United States.
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Insanity (Law) -- United States.
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other author
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Melton, Gary B.
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format
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Book
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ISBN
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9781572309661 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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1572309660 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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