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Forensic Psychiatric Evidence

This book explains how evidence to support a psychiatric-legal opinion should be collected, interpreted and presented in a legal report or viva voce in court. It provides all the information a litigator or a judge needs.
Publication Language: English
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$325.00
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Published: January 01, 1999
ISBN/ISSN: 9780433408567

Product description

Written by a leading forensic psychiatrist and a practising lawyer, this book explains how evidence to support a psychiatric-legal opinion should be collected, interpreted and presented in a legal report or viva voce in court.

It provides all the information a litigator or a judge needs to present, challenge, weigh or instruct a jury as to expert psychiatric evidence, including:

  • How expert psychiatric evidence may be employed by prosecution and defence counsel from pre-trial to sentencing to probation hearings
  • Various defences for which psychiatric or psychological evidence can be decisive
  • Evidentiary and civil procedure rules governing the admission/exclusion of evidence relating to the mental state of a party
  • Strategic and tactical advice for avoiding pitfalls and exploiting weaknesses in the opposing argument
  • Types of tests and evidence presented by forensic psychiatrists and psychologists e.g. x-rays, blood tests, CAT scans, MRIs, psychological tests and statistical studies
 

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Table of contents

Foreword
Preface
Table of Cases
Chapter 1: On the Nature of Science
Chapter 2: Expert Evidence
Chapter 3: The Scientific Paradigm
Chapter 4: Intersections Between Psychiatric and Criminal Law
Chapter 5: Special Topics in Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 6: Psychiatric Legal Reports and Psychiatric Expertise
Chapter 7: Examining the Expert
Chapter 8: Ethical Issue
Chapter 9: Brave New World
Chapter 10: Reflections
Glossary of Terms
Index