| Evaluating Competencies: Forensic Assessments and Instruments Contributor(s): Grisso, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306473437 ISBN-13: 9780306473432 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: As in its first edition, this book offers a conceptual model for understanding the nature of legal competencies. The model is interpreted to assist mental health professionals in designing and performing assessments for legal competencies defined in criminal and civil law, and to guide research that will improve the practice of evaluations for legal competencies. A special feature is the book's evaluative review of specialized forensic assessment instruments for each of several legal competencies. Three-fourths of the 37 instruments reviewed in the second edition are new and thus were not reviewed in the first edition. Application of the assessment model and reviews of instruments are provided for six areas of legal competence: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Medical | Administration |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 2002028691 |
| Series: Perspectives in Law & Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 6.34" W x 9.24" (1.95 lbs) 541 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As in its first edition, this book offers a conceptual model for understanding the nature of legal competencies. The model is interpreted to assist mental health professionals in designing and performing assessments for legal competencies defined in criminal and civil law, and to guide research that will improve the practice of evaluations for legal competencies. A special feature is the book's evaluative review of specialized forensic assessment instruments for each of several legal competencies. Three-fourths of the 37 instruments reviewed in the second edition are new and thus were not reviewed in the first edition. Application of the assessment model and reviews of instruments are provided for six areas of legal competence: |