As a Forensic Psychologist, How Should I Decide When the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool (MacCAT) for Criminal Adjudication Is Appropriate for Use in Criminal Court?
The MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA) has a strong psychometric profile, but the decision on whether to use
What Should Forensic Psychologists Consider When Conducting Violence Risk Assessment and Threat Assessment Across Legal, Institutional, and School Settings?
The demand for violence risk assessment has expanded well beyond traditional forensic evaluations. Today, a forensic psychologist may be asked to
Beyond Prediction to Prevention: How Forensic Psychologists Can Utilize Violence Risk Assessment Data in Conditional Risk Release Evaluations
Conditional release decisions are a high-stakes, high-impact part of forensic practice. The court or release authority is being asked to weigh
What Should Forensic Know About Adversarial Cross-Examination in Criminal Court?
Forensic psychologists working in criminal court must be prepared for their opinions, methods, reports, and testimony to be tested through
How Can Report Writing Strengthen Criminal Court Assessment for Forensic Psychologists?
Report writing is of utmost importance for forensic psychologists conducting criminal court assessments. Long before an individual takes the stand as
What Should Forensic Psychologists Know About Violence Risk Assessment in SVP (Sexually Violent Predator) Evaluations?
The landscape of violence risk assessment conducted by a forensic psychologist in the context of SVP evaluations is among the most complex
What Should Forensic Psychologists Know About High-Stakes Sentencing in Juvenile Murder Cases?
High-stakes sentencing in juvenile murder cases places forensic psychologists in a demanding role in criminal court. These evaluations require
What Should Custody Evaluators Know About Legal Immunity in Forensic Psychology?
The intersection of forensic psychology and family law presents complex clinical, ethical, and legal demands. Although many jurisdictions still use
How Can I, as a Forensic Psychologist, Use the Rule 702 Standard to Anticipate Challenges to Criminal Forensic Assessments Before Testimony?
By the time a forensic psychologist takes the stand as an expert witness, the meaningful work of defending a criminal forensic assessment has already
What Are the Methodological Strengths and Empirical Limitations Forensic Psychologists Must Consider When Comparing HCR-20v3, SVR-20 V2, and SAM for Domain-Specific Violence Risk Assessment?
Research has consistently demonstrated the value and reliability of structured professional judgment tools for forensic psychologists conducting
Evaluation of Mental State at the Time of Offense: What Should I Know As a Forensic Psychologist Conducting a Criminal Forensic Assessment?
Evaluations of mental state at the time of the offense (MSO) are among the more complex tasks in criminal forensic assessment. These evaluations
Elevating Evidence: MMPI-3 for the Forensic Psychologist Wanting to Specialize in Custody Evaluations
For a forensic psychologist, child custody evaluations, increasingly referred to as parenting plan evaluations, represent some of the most impactful
