{"product_id":"forensic-reports-and-testimony-9781118136720","title":"Forensic Reports and Testimony","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForensic Reports \u0026amp; Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery written or spoken communication for the courts must be clear and precise, and distinguish between facts, inferences, and opinions. This book uniquely:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShows the critical differences between forensic psychological reports and the clinical reports psychologists and psychiatrists are accustomed to writing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes and explains important maxims of forensic report writing, including separating facts from inferences, focusing on offering expert opinions, explaining why you think w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword Thomas Grisso, ph.d. vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the authors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Functions of Forensic Reports 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Content of Forensic Reports 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Principles of Forensic Reports 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Structure of Forensic Reports 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Interrogatories, Affidavits, Declarations, Demonstrative Exhibits, and Demonstrative Aids 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Conceptual Issues Regarding Testimony 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Testifying at Depositions 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Testifying in Admissibility Hearings 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Pretrial Preparation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Direct Examination 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Cross-Examination 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Sample Reports 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Sample Affidavits and Declaration 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor index 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject index 361\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866366390615,"sku":"9781118136720","price":47.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118136720.jpg?v=1722278307","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/forensic-reports-and-testimony-9781118136720","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}