Forensic Mental Health Practice and the Law by David DeMatteo... - 9780197686560

Forensic Mental Health Practice and the LawA Primer for Clinicians, Researchers, and Consultants\nAuthor(s): David DeMatteo, Daniel A. Krauss, Sarah Fishel, Kellie Wiltsie\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197686560, 978-0197686560\nSynopsis\nForensic mental health professionals provide a range of services to courts, attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and correctional facilities. Yet despite the importance of understanding the law, most forensic mental health professionals do not have any formal legal training, which can make it challenging for them to develop a sufficient understanding of relevant legal cases, rules, and statutes. Forensic Mental Health Practice and the Law is an up-to-date, scholarly, and comprehensive primer that provides foundational knowledge about the laws most relevant to forensic practice. The authors address topics that are most applicable to forensic mental health .