UID:
almahu_9949211317802882
Format:
x, 284 pages ;
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cm
Edition:
First edition.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2019. Available via World Wide Web.
Edition:
Access limited by licensing agreement.
ISBN:
9781433830358 (print ed.)
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1433830353 (print ed.)
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9781433830372 (electronic bk.)
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143383037X (electronic bk.)
Content:
"This book provides a comprehensive review of the many valuable roles that psychologists can play in courts-martial and how they can collaborate with military attorneys to make effective trial teams. Even though psychologists are becoming increasingly important in military trials, many are unfamiliar with the unique nature of this system. Likewise, lawyers often do not know how to effectively utilize psychologists' expertise. This volume thus offers much-needed guidance for civilian psychologists and military counsel alike. The chapter authors are forensic psychologists and military legal personnel--including defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges--who offer expert tips and strategies for navigating the court-martial process. They introduce psychologists to the rules, procedures, and people involved in military trials. They also explore psychologists' many potential responsibilities, such as trial and litigation consulting, assisting with panel selection, conducting pretrial witness interviews, educating legal counsel about psychological science, administering psychological evaluations, and testifying as expert witnesses. Chapters also address ethical and legal issues related to potential role conflicts and protecting therapist--client privilege"--Provided by publisher.
Content:
"In military courts-martial, opportunities abound to explore the intersection of psychology and law. As civilian criminal jury trials have become virtually extinct, the military justice system remains a haven for hard-fought, vigorously litigated trials. With an increasing number of cases involving sexual assault and intimate partner violence in the military, psychologists are playing an ever-expanding role in courts-martial. The purpose of this book is twofold: to educate psychologists on the unique nature of the military legal system and to assist attorneys in identifying appropriate roles and responsibilities for psychologists who work within this system. The goal of this book is to make the military justice system easy to understand--the players, the process, and the rules--and to introduce psychologists to the wealth of opportunities that exist for working within this dynamic forum. The book should be of interest to civilian forensic psychologists looking to expand their practice into a potentially lucrative new market and for research psychologists who may find a fertile field for their ideas to take root. It is a call to psychologists to get involved in the military justice system and to lawyers to get them involved and use psychologists effectively. Throughout the book, readers learn from a diverse array of professionals. Throughout the book, readers learn from a diverse array of professionals, which includes military attorneys, civilian attorneys, and law professors; prosecutors, defense counsel, and judges; psychologists in private practice; and professors in academia."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
Note:
Introduction: Why forensic psychology in military courts? -- I. Overview of the military justice system -- The forensic psychologist in the military justice system: Background, structure, and process -- Military trials: Procedures, parties, and terminology -- Military rules: Expert qualifications, admissibility of expert testimony, and competency hearings -- Navigating the mental health records maze in pretrial litigation -- II. Psychologists' roles in courts-martial -- Addressing potential role conflicts in military courts-martial -- The varied roles of the psychologist in military proceedings -- The psychologist as trial consultant -- The psychologist as courtroom educator -- Psychological evaluation and testing in the court-martial context -- III. Psychologists and legal counsel as partners -- The team concept in military courts -- Psychologist-prosecutor collaboration: A prosecutor's perspective -- An integrated approach to defending those with mental health conditions -- Index.
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Also issued in print.
Additional Edition:
Online version: Forensic psychology in military courts Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2019] ISBN 9781433830372
Additional Edition:
Original
Language:
English
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