Law and the mental health professions: an uneasy alliance
An overview of the legal system: sources of law, the court system, and the adjudicative process
The nature and method of forensic assessment
Constitutional, common-law, and ethical contours of the evaluation process : the mental health professional as double agent
Managing public and private forensic services
Competence to stand trial
Other competencies in the criminal process
Mental state at the time of the offense
Sentencing
Commitment
Compensating mental injury : workers' compensation and torts
Federal antidiscrimination, entitlement and immigration laws
Juvenile delinquency
Child abuse and neglect
Child custody in divorce
Education and habilitation
Consultation, report writing, and expert testimony
Sample reports
Glossary.