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Trauma due to wounding crimes: Demographic analysis and forensic reporting. [PDF]

open access: yesUlus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
Bulutluöz EG, Balandız H, Özsoy S.
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Evaluation of two community outreach forensic psychological services

Journal of Forensic Practice, 2014
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gauge service user’ perspectives on the effectiveness of two community outreach forensic psychological services in London for people with personality disorder and serious mental illness who pose a risk of sexual and violent offending. Both services are guided by principles of the
Max Ward, Pamela Attwell
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Special considerations when conducting forensic psychological evaluations for immigration court

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019
AbstractImmigrants are more likely to experience mental health symptoms due to the trauma and persecution they often experience before arrival, and the stress of migration. In addition, as immigration policies have become more restricted in the United States, larger numbers of immigrants are facing deportation, proceedings, and/or detention.
Virginia, Barber-Rioja   +1 more
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Factitious Psychological Disorders: The Overlooked Response Style in Forensic Evaluations

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 2005
ABSTRACT Forensic psychologists face two formidable challenges in the assessment of feigned mental disorders, not only identifying bogus presentations but also determining their primary motivation. Regarding the type of motivation, factitious presentations are largely overshadowed in forensic assessments by malingering.
Richard Rogers   +2 more
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Undue Influence or Ensuring Rights?: Attorney Presence During Forensic Psychology Evaluations

Ethics & Behavior, 2007
Forensic psychologists face a variety of ethical issues in conducting evaluations. One such issue is attorney presence during a forensic evaluation. In forensic evaluations, it is necessary to use standardized procedures while also attending to the rights of the individuals being assessed.
Robert J. Cramer, Stanley L. Brodsky
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Pain-Related Symptom Reporting Among Hispanics: Implications for Forensic Psychological Evaluations

Psychological Injury and Law, 2016
Competent forensic psychologists constantly pursue the understanding of cultural differences. The purposes of this paper were to describe and explain the literature regarding the influences of the Hispanic culture on reports of pain-related symptoms and disabilities, and to illustrate ways in which culture-specific factors can impact a forensic ...
Luis E. Aguerrevere   +4 more
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Supporting Asylum Seekers: Clinician Experiences of Documenting Human Rights Violations Through Forensic Psychological Evaluation

Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2018
AbstractThe United States permits foreign nationals to apply for asylum if they have experienced persecution or have a fear of future persecution. In order to meet the criteria for persecution, the harm inflicted upon the asylum seeker does not need to be or have been physical and can include psychological sequelae. In an effort to document persecution,
Kim A, Baranowski   +2 more
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The psychological evaluation in the fields of legal psychology in Colombia: forensic psychology

2019
In this study, we sought to analyze the evaluation processes in the field of forensic psychology in Colombia, having as argumentative product a theoretical framework about the definition of forensic psychology (functions and role), its ethical problems, its application in different fields of law, and its most recurrent counter-flows as the type of ...
Vargas Espinosa, Nancy M.   +9 more
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