The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions

The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions
Author: Robert M. Galatzer-Levy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2009-03-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0470459336

The legal system requires mental health professionals to provide research summaries to support their evaluations in child custody cases. Contributions from leading developmental researchers, legal professionals, and clinicians describe how scientific evidence is properly used in court. Timely and current, this book helps evaluators access the best information to fulfill their obligations to their clients and the court. The Second Edition adds chapters on family observation, parental alienation, and sexual abuse. Forensic psychologists, family lawyers, and judges will be equipped with the most current information to aid in custody decisions.

A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives

A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives
Author: Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0387718931

Whether assessing general family functioning or specific areas of conflict, professionals preparing child custody evaluations require sound knowledge of three interrelated fields: up-to-date legal issues, psychological findings, and forensic procedures. This book covers these three essential areas to walk readers through the evaluation process clearly and concisely. It further provides a unique combination of legal guidelines with social science research.

The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations

The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations
Author: Jonathan W. Gould
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2007-07-10
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1593854889

This book presents the latest data-based approaches to understanding and assessing relevant child, parent and family factors in child custody evaluation.

Shared Physical Custody

Shared Physical Custody
Author: Laura Bernardi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2021-07-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030684792

This open access book provides an overview of the ever-growing phenomenon of children in shared physical custody thereby providing legal, psychological, family sociological and demographical insights. It describes how, despite the long evolution of broken families, only the last decade has seen a radical shift in custody arrangements for children in divorced families and the gender revolution in parenting which is taking place. The chapters have a national or cross-national perspective and address topics like prevalence and types of shared physical custody, legal frames regulating custody arrangements, stability and changes in arrangements across the life course of children, socio‐economic, psychological, social well-being of various family members involved in different custody arrangements. With the book being an interdisciplinary collaboration, it is interesting read for social scientists in demography, sociology, psychology, law and policy makers with an interest family studies and custody arrangements.

Conducting Child Custody Evaluations

Conducting Child Custody Evaluations
Author: Philip M. Stahl
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2010-08-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1483343197

Covering the mental health expert′s many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl′s Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues addresses key topics such as the best interests of the child, custody and time share, divorce and its impact on children, and children′s developmental needs. From tackling the terror of testifying to critiquing your own child custody evaluations and avoiding bias inherent in this work, this practical and easy-to-read book offers comprehensive coverage vital to practitioners in this field.

Learning Forensic Assessment

Learning Forensic Assessment
Author: Rebecca Jackson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2007-10-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1135596212

Providing an excellent resource for forensic psychology undergraduate students, this book offers students the opportunity to learn from experts, through the collection of outstanding articles. Unlike other books in the area that are topic specific, it also gives them comprehensive coverage of the subject. Divided into five broad topic areas, it covers:professional issuesjuvenile assessmentcriminal forensic assessmentcivil forensic assessmentpervasive issues - malingering and psychopathy. Written by a group of internationally renowned contributors and including didactic information as well as pro.

Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases

Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases
Author: Harold V. Hall
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 920
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000464687

Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for a greater understanding, and improved evaluations, in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests, with extant civil and criminal cases, Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition serves as a fully-updated, professional resource outlining modern behavioral science’s impact on the legal system. This second edition synthesizes the theoretical, empirical, and clinical literature, examining it through the lens of case application. The book is divided into three parts to look at foundational legal, ethical and applied issues; criminal forensic evaluations; and civil forensic evaluations. Chapters new to this edition address substance abuse and intoxication, interviewing and interrogation, criminal profiling, faked amnesia and recall skills, post-concussive syndrome (PCS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and trends and research directions. Clinicians, researchers and psychologists practicing in any number of related fields will be able to address relevant questions from both criminal-forensic and civil-forensic perspectives. Key features: Presents the latest advances in methodology and technology to assist forensic professional in assessment and case formulation in the search for ground truth in applied settings Outlines base rates for forensic areas of concern, especially helpful in evaluation, report writing and courtroom testimony as an expert witness Addresses complex criminal issues such as competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, mitigating defenses, and violence risk Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition is an invaluable resource to clinicians, experts witnesses, and legal professionals—a helpful adjunct for mental health experts to formulate sound direct and cross-examination strategies, and eliciting suggestions for forensically-related treatment and intervention.

Parenting Assessments in Child Welfare Cases

Parenting Assessments in Child Welfare Cases
Author: Terry D. Pezzot-Pearce
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780802086549

Perry Pezzot-Pearce and John Pearce guide practitioners through the steps of assessment, from negotiating the initial referral, through data collection and report writing to court testimony.