Customer Review: The review below is very good and accurate information. This book is an easy and quick read and it is packed with useful information. The authors discuss the risk of untreated mental illness combined with substance abuse. Also discussed are actuarial assessments, psychopathy, childhood abuse and... more info
Customer Review: continues to integrate and expand upon what is currently at issue in the new field of forensic psychology. next time I teach forensic psych on the undergraduate level, will use much of this text
Customer Review: This little book is an essential reference tool for forensic mental health practitioners who evaluate juveniles, as well as for the attorneys who represent them. You will not find this much comprehensive, up-to-date information on juvenile competency to stand trial (CST) evaluations in any other... more info
Customer Review: This is an essential book for your library if you have ever been tasked to work in this area. Juvenile criminal law has a whole other set of laws and guidelines and if you are the hired expert, you need to know the area. This is a great addition to that expertise. And it's by Grisso, the leader in... more info
Customer Review: If you're a juvenile defense attorney and actually want to litigate your cases -- get this book. Read it, keep re-reading it until you know it backwards and forwards. It comes with a CD in the back of it -- which has, among other things, the JACI (juvenile adjudicative competence interview) -- I... more info
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