Criminal Court Consultation

by Richard Rosner (Editor), Ronnie B. Harmon (Editor)

Overview

During the 1980s, those of us who were involved in forensic psychiatry have seen an increase in the interest in our subspecialty. This increased interest has been from psychiatrists, lawyers, judges, and correctional officials as well. As a part of this demand for our services, there has also been an increase in the demand for detailed quality in our reports and testimony. Whether this is the result of the educational efforts of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, the establishment of the American Board of Forensic Psychiatry, the stimulation of thought by the publication of this series, Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law, or Supreme Court decisions such as Ake v Oklahoma is anybody's guess. My experience as an observer of the development of the patient's rights movement was that there was a coalescence of numerous forces, such as the new human rights movement, the active mental health bar, and the development of neuroleptics. I therefore suspect that there are a multitude of factors contributing to the new interest in forensic psychia­ try and the elevation of the standards of forensic experts. Regardless of the causes, those who are practicing forensic psychiatry today are ex­ pected to conduct more thorough evaluations and to report findings more completely. No longer will simple conclusory statements be accept­ able. The forensic psychiatrist is expected to present data in a clear, understandable, detailed, reliable, and competent fashion whether testi­ fying or in a report.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461280583
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/23/2011
Series:	Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law , #5
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

SECTION I. SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVES.- The Impact of Defendants Psychiatric Disorders on Case Flow in the Criminal Justice System.- Judges and Psychiatrists: The Question of a Collaborative Relationship.- Mental Health Services to the Courts: A System Isolated from Judicial Administration.- Administration and Management of an Urban Forensic Psychiatry Clinic.- SECTION II. TESTIMONY.- Into the Lion’s Den: Preparation for Courtroom Testimony.- SECTION III. REDUCED RESPONSIBILITY.- Confronting the Burden of Proof under the Federal Insanity Defense.- The APA Insanity Rule—A Metaphysical Subtlety.- In Defense of the Insanity Defense Ill.- New York’s “Extreme Emotional Disturbance” Defense: A Hybrid Creature of the Law at the Psycho-Legal Interface.- SECTION IV. DISPOSITIONS.- The Role of the Police with the Mentally III.- Criminal Confessions and the Mentally Disabled: Colorado v Connelly and the Future of Free Will.- Competence to Stand Trial: Clinical and Legal Considerations.- The Use of Psychiatric Evaluations in the Determination of Sentencing.- Psychiatric Consultation to a Parole Board.- SECTION V. PROBLEMS IN EVALUATION.- Malingering and the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial 223.- Clinical Neuropsychology: Application in Criminal, Civil, and Family Court Matters.- Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Alleged Sex Offenders.- Psychiatrists and the Media.