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title: Forensic Evaluations | CONCEPT Professional Training
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# [Forensic Evaluations | CONCEPT Professional Training](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/forensic-evaluations)

 Written by [Amanda Beltrani](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/author/amanda-beltrani) | Apr 13, 2022 9:09:26 PM

Forensic mental health assessment is a specialized field of assessment that has achieved significant advances in the past several decades. Forensic psychologists conduct forensic psychological evaluations for the criminal court to address legal issues such as [competency to stand trial](https://concept.paloaltou.edu/course/Best-Practices-in-Competence-to-Stand-Trial?hsLang=en), transfer to adult court, [criminal responsibility](https://concept.paloaltou.edu/course/Evaluation-of-Criminal-Responsibility-Insanity?hsLang=en), and [violence risk and management](https://concept.paloaltou.edu/course/Interviewing-Skills-for-Violence-Risk-Assessment-and-Management?hsLang=en). Other psychological evaluations conducted for the civil court can include evaluations of personal injury, [workplace disability](https://concept.paloaltou.edu/course/Evaluation-for-Workplace-Disability?hsLang=en), parenting capacity, and fitness for duty. Below is a brief overview of the common aspects of the nature and method of forensic evaluations that apply across forensic domains. 

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