Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases

921 Pages·2022·205.869 MB·English

by  Harold V. Hall, Joseph G. Poirier

Forensic Psychology and
Neuropsychology for Criminal
and Civil Cases
Pacific Institute Series on Forensic Psychology
Edited by Harold Hall
With the support of Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression, Kamuela,
Hawaii
Titles in this Series
Detecting Malingering and Deception
Forensic Distortion Analysis (FDA-5), Third Edition
Harold V. Hall and Joseph G. Poirier
Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition
Harold V. Hall and Joseph G. Poirier
Understanding and Preventing Violence
The Psychology of Human Destructiveness
Leighton C. Whitaker
Forensic Psychology and
Neuropsychology for Criminal
and Civil Cases
Second Edition
Edited by
Harold V. Hall
Joseph G. Poirier
Second edition published 2022
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To my wife Jerilynn Ono Hall, and my children
Vali Hall Medina and Harold V. Hall III
H. V. H.
To my wife Elizabeth A. Poirier, my children Joseph G. III
and Jessica E., and my grandchildren Janelle E., Abigail M.,
Faith L., Joseph G. IV, Addelyn E., and William C. II
J. G. P.

Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Editors xvii
Contributors xix
Editors’ Commentary and Disclaimer Statement xxi
Part I
FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES
1 Criminal- and Civil-Forensic Factors in
a Methamphetamine Murder Case 3
HAROLD V. HALL
2 Detecting Malingering and Deception in
Forensic Evaluations 53
HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER
3 Forensic Interviewing: A Synthesis of Verbal and
Nonverbal Communication and the Role of Interrogation 117
JOSEPH G. POIRIER AND HAROLD V. HALL
4 Clinical-Forensic Aspects of Substance Abuse 147
JOSEPH G. POIRIER
5 Violence in the Family: Including Lethal Outcome 193
JOSEPH G. POIRIER
6 Psychoses and Hallucinations from a Forensic Perspective 243
HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER
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viii Contents
Part II
CRIMINAL-FORENSIC EVALUATION
AND CONSULTATION
7 The Legal, Ethical, and Applied Aspects of Capital
Mitigation Evaluations: Practice Guidance from
a Principles-Based Approach 263
CASEY LADUKE, DAVID DEMATTEO, GEOFFREY MARCZYK,
LINDA KNAUSS, DANIEL FLACK, AND KIRK HEILBRUN
8 Assessment of Competence to Proceed in
the Criminal Process 313
RANDY K. OTTO, RICHART L. DEMIER,
AND MEREDITH M. VELTRI
9 Intellectual Disability and the Criminal
Justice System: Forensic Issues 333
JEFFERY S. LONG AND RONALD S. EBERT
10 Violence Prediction and Risk Analysis 365
HAROLD V. HALL
11 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 403
JOSEPH G. POIRIER AND HAROLD V. HALL
12 The Juvenile Sex Offender 437
JOSEPH G. POIRIER
13 Reformulation of Criminal Profiling of Serial
Rape-Murderers and Bombers 487
HAROLD V. HALL
Part III
CIVIL-FORENSIC EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION
14 Tort and Eligibility Claims in Civil-Forensic Evaluation 513
HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER
Contents ix
15 Parents with Brain Impairment: Care and
Protection Matters 537
LOIS O. CONDIE
16 Evaluating the Evaluators in Custodial Placement Disputes 575
JONATHAN W. GOULD AND MILFRED D. DALE
17 Child Maltreatment Parental Assessments 605
DEBORAH CHAVEZ AND JAMES MANLEY
18 Employment and Discrimination Litigation:
The Dysfunctional Side of Workplace Diversity 639
JAY M. FINKELMAN
19 Malingered Pain and Memory Deficits in
Civil-Forensic Contexts 665
HAROLD V. HALL AND JOSEPH G. POIRIER
Part IV
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Mental Fitness and Capacity Report 691
HAROLD V. HALL
Appendix B: Self-Control and Instant Offense Behaviors 697
HAROLD V. HALL
Appendix C: Family Violence — Sample Case Report 717
JOSEPH G. POIRIER
Appendix D: Intellectual disability and competency to
stand trial evaluation from Chapter 9 (Ebert & Long) 723
RANDY K. OTTO, RICHART L. DEMEIR, AND MEREDITH M. VELTRI
Appendix E: Phases of TBI and What to Expect to Do in
Civil-Forensic Evaluations 731
ROLLAND PARKER
Appendix F: Capital Mitigation Case 763
CASEY LADUKE, DAVID DEMATTEO, GEOFFREY MARCZYK,
LINDA KNAUSS, DANIEL FLACK, AND KIRK HEILBRUN