Forensic Therapy.pdf

Forensic Therapy fitness-for-duty evaluations – Psychological evaluations conducted by forensic psychologists, often for law enforcement agencies, to assess actua...

Forensic Therapy fitness-for-duty evaluations – Psychological evaluations conducted by forensic psychologists, often for law enforcement agencies, to assess actuarial prediction methods – An approach to predicting the extent to which current employees remain fit for duty after extremely dangerousness in which assessors predict dangerousness according to a stressful or traumatic experiences or in the midst of psychological statistical or actuarial formula compiled from a comparison of an problems individual’s characteristics with known correlations to future dangerousness; also known as statistical prediction methods forensic psychology – The application of psychological methods and principles within the legal system American Psychological Association Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society) – A division of the American Psychological functional evaluation – An approach to competency-to-stand-trial Association devoted to issues related to forensic psychology evaluations based on the idea that competency to stand trial depends on the cognitive and psychological demands of that particular case base rate – In forensic psychology (and more broadly in all psychology), the rate at which a behavior occurs, whereby phenomena guardian ad litem – In child custody evaluations, a neutral party (often with a low base rate (low frequency) are more difficult to predict (e.g., an attorney unaffiliated with either parent) appointed to protect the dangerous behaviors) rights of the child child custody evaluations – Evaluations conducted by forensic guilty but mentally ill – In the U.S. legal system, a relatively new trial psychologists for the purpose of providing recommendations for child outcome in some states that constitutes a middle ground between full custody criminal responsibility and a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity civil commitment – A process by which a person is involuntarily M’Naghten test – The first legal standard for the insanity defense in the hospitalized by civil authorities for the welfare of the person and others history of the American legal system; based on a legal standard from England clinical prediction methods – An approach to predicting dangerousness in which assessors utilize psychological tests, clinical Hugo Munsterberg – An important figure in the history of forensic interviews, clinical experience, and their personal judgments psychology; an early promoter of the use of psychology in the legal arena and the author of On the Witness Stand competent to stand trial – A required condition of the defendant in the U.S. legal system for which forensic psychologists often conduct not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) – In the U.S. legal system, a assessments possible finding whereby an individual was unable to control his or her criminal actions due to a mental disorder at the time of the offense and Daubert standards – In forensic psychology, current standards for is therefore not held responsible for the crime admissibility of the testimony of expert witnesses On the Witness Stand – A popular early book on forensic psychology expert witness – In forensic psychology, a clinical psychologist or other authored by Hugo Munsterberg mental health professional who provides expert testimony to the court about mental health issues predicting dangerousness – The practice whereby a forensic psychologist assesses the likelihood that an individual will behave violently or dangerously in the future preemployment evaluations – A psychological evaluation conducted by forensic psychologists, often for law enforcement agencies, to assess the extent to which the candidate has any psychological problems, cognitive limitations, or personality characteristics that might interfere with the duties of the job statistical prediction methods – An approach to predicting dangerousness in which dangerousness is predicted according to a statistical or actuarial formula compiled by comparing an individual’s characteristics with known relationships to future dangerousness; also known as actuarial prediction methods voir dire – In forensic psychology, a process by which an expert witness is approved for the court via examination of the expert’s education, training, and professional experience