The Psychologist as Expert Witness - Hardcover

Blau, Theodore H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471178705 ISBN 13: 9780471178705

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

The leading resource on forensic practice

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.

Revealing psychology's enormous potential to promote human welfare through the American system of jurisprudence, former American Psychological Association president Theodore Blau:
* 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
* Offers a wide range of situations in which psychologists have appeared as expert witnesses
* Includes step-by-step instructions on examining competency to stand trial and making custody recommendations
* Examines cases where psychologists have done well-and not so well-in court
* Discusses malingering, deceit, and exaggeration
* Presents guidelines for testifying in marital, civil, and criminal disputes
* Emphasizes standards for practice and practical training in providing testimony to the courts

About this title

From the Publisher

A nuts-and-bolts guide for the psychologist who may be called upon to testify as an expert witness. Discusses how to prepare psychological reports, depositions, and technical reports; what to expect when serving as a witness; and how to behave in various situations and avoid being used by attorneys and embarrassed in court. Describes the different kinds of actions that may require expert testimony--competency and sanity hearings, domestic cases, personal injury and wrongful death litigation, and questions of criminal intent and disability. Includes material on legal procedures, the background and operation of the court systems, and actual testimony for a wide variety of cases.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471178705
• ISBN 13: 9780471178705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 596