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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Table of Contents:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.