Psychology and the Law

PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAWDiscover first-hand insights into the experience of acting as a psychologist expert witnessIn Psychology and the Law: Case Studies of Expert Witnesses, a team of distinguished psychologists delivers an insightful and practical collection of case studies exploring the role of mental health professionals acting as expert witnesses in regulatory, judicial, and quasi-judicial proceedings. Each chapter is authored by an expert in their field, covering situations ranging from the assessment of people involved in criminal and family law proceedings and Parole Board hearings to the assessment of a civil litigant's experience of historical trauma resulting from the alleged negligence of the local authority.Each case follows the involvement of the practitioner from initial retainer to the process of giving evidence in court or in a court-like proceeding. The book also offers valuable judicial and legal perspectives on the roles played by mental health professionals acting as expert witnesses, as well as discussion of the cross examination of persons giving psychological evidence.Readers will also find:* A thorough introduction to the use of psychologists as expert witnesses* Comprehensive explorations of clinical forensic expert witness case studies* Practical discussions of medicolegal expert witness case studies* Fulsome treatments of judicial and legal perspectives on the roles, uses, and limits of psychological evidence and the use of psychologist experts in military court martialsPerfect for undergraduate and postgraduate students of law and psychology, Psychology and the Law: Case Studies of Expert Witnesses will also benefit qualified psychologists, psychiatrists, lawyers, policymakers and legislators, social workers, and members of the judiciary.

About the EditorsAbout the ContributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsPART I Introduction1. Psychologists as expert witnessesLeam A. Craig, Hugh C. H. Koch, and Gus A. BakerPART II Clinical Forensic Expert Witness Case Studies2. Assessment of an adult male with sexual offence convictionsLeam A. Craig and Martin Rettenberger3.Assessment of a female patient diagnosed with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder for a First-Tier Tribunal (Mental Health)Estelle Moore and Harry Wood4. Assessment of defendant involved in sexual homicide trialDerek Perkins5. A disputed confession in the House of Lord: Evidence-based practiceGisli H. Gudjonsson6. Assessment of male perpetrator of domestic violence in the family courtsLeam A. Craig7. Assessment of suspected parental alienation in the family courtsSue Whitcombe8. "I suddenly remembered the same man had raped me too": An empirically evidenced case of recovered traumatic memoriesDavid V. Glasgow9. Children and young people with special educational needs in first-tier special educational needs and disability tribunal hearingsMichael H. Hymans10. Ethnic and cultural considerations in an expert witness assessmentAgatha Benyera Mararike11. Assessing the communication needs of a vulnerable defendant with intellectual disabilitiesBrendan M. O'MahonyPART III Medicolegal Expert Witness Case Studies12. Assessment in civil litigation and personal injury: A case studyHugh C. Koch13. Neuropsychological assessment of malingering in a suspected brain injury in civil litigationGus A. Baker and Steve Kemp14. Assessing the impact of historical trauma in civil litigation of negligence against the local authorityRoger HutchinsonPART IV Judicial and Legal Perspectives15. "Trust Me, I'm an Expert!": Legal and Professional Standards, Liability and the Expert WitnessKieran Lee Marshall16. The role of the psychologist on Parole Board PanelsWendy Morgan, Claire Barker, and Helen Tinder17. Tips for managing the cross examination of psychological evidence, and possible pitfallsLeslie Cuthbert18. A judicial perspective on hearing psychological evidence in the Family CourtsHHJ Stephen Wildblood KC and Freda Gardner19. The role of the expert in regulatory disciplinary casesKenneth Hamer20. Forensic psychology in military courtsChristopher T. Stein21. How expert witness evidence can go wrong: A concluding noteLeam A. Craig, Hugh C. Koch, and Gus A. BakerAcknowledgements