Forensic reports & testimony : a guide to effective communication for psychologists and psychiatrists / Randy K. Otto, Richart DeMier, Marcus T. Boccaccini.
"Forensic Reports & Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists provides a roadmap for the mental health professional who wants to provide consistently accurate, defensible, and useful reports and testimony to the legal system. Authors Randy K. Otto, Ri...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Forensic reports & testimony : |b a guide to effective communication for psychologists and psychiatrists / |c Randy K. Otto, Richart DeMier, Marcus T. Boccaccini. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 500 | |a Machine generated contents note: Foreword Preface About the Authors Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Functions of Forensic Reports Chapter Three: Contents of Forensic Reports Chapter Four: Principles of Forensic Reports Chapter Five: Structure of Forensic Reports Chapter Six: Interrogations, Affidavits, Declarations, Demonstrative Exhibits, & Demonstrative Aids Chapter Seven: Conceptual issues Regarding Testimony Chapter Eight: Testifying at Depositions and Pretrial Hearings Chapter Nine: Testifying in Frye and Daubert Hearings Chapter Ten: Pretrial Preparation Chapter Eleven: Direct Testimony Chapter Twelve: Cross-Examination References Appendix A: Sample Reports Appendix B: Sample Interrogatory, Declaration, and Affidavits. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Title; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview; Organization of the Volume; The Importance of Knowing Local Laws, Rules, and Customs; Report Writing and Testimony in Context; Points and Avenues of Communication in the Litigation Process; Chapter 2: Functions of Forensic Reports; Distinguishing Forensic and Therapeutic Reports; Forensic Report Functions; Notes; Chapter 3: Content of Forensic Reports; Understanding and Identifying the Referral Question; Addressing Only the Referral Question; Documenting All Sources of Information. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Documenting All Requested Data SourcesIdentifying the Source(s) of Reported Facts; Problematic Referencing of Data Sources; Appropriate Referencing of Data Sources; Including Relevant Information and Excluding Irrelevant Information; From Report Content to Report Quality; Practical Implications; Chapter 4: Principles of Forensic Reports; Providing the Factual Bases for Opinions; Distinguishing Facts, Inferences, and Opinions; Inference or Opinion Followed by Supporting Facts; Facts Followed by Inference or Opinion; Identifying Presumptions and Assumptions; Limiting Opinions to Expert Opinions. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Minimizing and Explaining JargonJargon; Jargon with Explanation; Jargon; Jargon with Explanation; Jargon; Jargon with Explanation; Avoiding Inappropriate Use of Absolute Terminology; Avoiding Problematic Language; Using Quotes Effectively; Description of Thought Process; Description of Thought Process Accompanied by a Quotation; Editing or Otherwise Changing Completed Reports; Final Comment: Persuading the Reader in a Meaningful Way; Notes; Chapter 5: Structure of Forensic Reports; Report Structure; Report Elements; Too Ambiguous; More Specific; Too Ambiguous; More Specific. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Inadequate DocumentationInadequate Documentation; Thorough Documentation; Miscellaneous Matters; Notes; Chapter 6: Interrogatories, Affidavits, Declarations, Demonstrative Exhibits, and Demonstrative Aids; Interrogatories; Affidavits; Declarations; Demonstrative Exhibits and Demonstrative Aids; Chapter 7: Conceptual Issues Regarding Testimony; Components of Effective Testimony; General Principles Applicable to Direct Examination and Cross-Examination; Developing Direct Examination and Cross-Examination Skills Outside of the Courtroom; Final Words of Caution. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Chapter 8: Testifying at DepositionsPurposes of Depositions; Participating in Depositions; Chapter 9: Testifying in Admissibility Hearings; Legal History; Outcomes of Challenges to Expert Testimony; Responding to Frye and Daubert Challenges; Chapter 10: Pretrial Preparation; Meeting with Retaining Counsel; Considering and Commenting on the Work and Findings of Other Experts; Providing Information about Other Experts to Retaining Counsel; At the Courthouse; Waiting to Be Called to Testify; The Trial Process; Notes; Chapter 11: Direct Examination; Establishing Expert Status: Qualification. | |
| 520 | |a "Forensic Reports & Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists provides a roadmap for the mental health professional who wants to provide consistently accurate, defensible, and useful reports and testimony to the legal system. Authors Randy K. Otto, Richart L. DeMier, and Marcus Boccaccini, recognized experts in the field, cover all aspects of the process, including preparing affidavits and reports, preparing for depositions, and testifying. Every written or spoken communication for the courts must be clear and precise, and distinguish between facts, inferences, and opinions. This book uniquely: Shows the critical differences between forensic psychological reports and the clinical reports psychologists and psychiatrists are accustomed to writing Includes and explains important maxims of forensic report writing, including separating facts from inferences, focusing on offering expert opinions, explaining why you think what you think, and connecting the dots between facts and conclusions Provides numerous examples of experts' testimony, affidavits, reports-with commentary and critiquesExpert forensic work deserves to be presented in a clear, precise, and understandable way so that it is useful to attorneys, judges, and juries. Forensic Reports & Testimony provides the guidelines and models forensic psychologists and forensic psychiatrists need to make that happen"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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