INTERSECTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHIATRY AND LAW

This volume is the third in a series designed to describe the roles performed by psychologists and psychiatrists in the legal system. Forensic science can be characterized as the interplay between the judiciary, law enforcement, and the social and medical sciences. Roles played by psychologists and psychiatrists include basic researcher, assessment of dangerousness, mental-health status evaluations for competency and sanity, custody evaluations, police psychology, public policy evaluations, corrections assistance, jury analysis, advocacy for laws and policies, and expert consulting and witnessing.

The goal of this collection of readings is to expose the reader to the variety of worthy and exciting roles played by forensic professionals in psychology and psychiatry from the perspectives of the practitioners themselves. Each paper has been prepared by specialists in their field of inquiry who actively participate in carrying out the functions about which they have written. Thus, this book not only informs the reader of current issues in forensic science, but also exposes the reader to the experiences and perspectives of those who are participating on the front lines.

ABOUT THE EDITOR

Professor Edward Geiselman received his Bachelors degree in Psychology from Purdue University, his Masters degree in Experimental Psychology from Ohio University, and his Ph.D. degree in Experimental Psychology from Ohio University in 1976. He has been a member of the faculty at UCLA since 1979. Professor Geiselman's current research programs include interviewing witnesses and victims of crime, eyewitness psychology and person identification, and court instructions related to eyewitness testimony. He has published over 100 research articles and book chapters with an emphasis on the retrieval of memories. He is the author of Eyewitness Expert Testimony and the co-author of Memory Enhancement Techniques for Investigative Interviewing. In addition, he is the editor of Psychology of Murder and Intersections of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Law (Vols. 1, 2, 3). He has served as a consultant to federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies by conducting training workshops to enhance interviewer skills and by conducting investigative interviews with actual victims and witnesses of crime—cold cases. Professor Geiselman also has served as an expert witness in both federal and state courts on issues related to memory recall and recognition.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

JUVENILE JUSTICE

Childhood Abandonment/Adult Rage:The Root of Violent Criminal Acts
Faith H. Leibman, M.A., J.D.

A Reconceptualization of Anger Development
Joan M. Wright, M.A. and Catherine Ann Cameron, Ph.D.

Juvenile Criminal Responsibility and the Courts
Julianne L. Lockwood, Ph.D.

The Worst of All Possible Worlds:
Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System
Anna Scherzer, M.D.

Violence in the Media
Louis A. Gottschalk, M.D., Ph.D.

SEXUAL DEVIANCY

Treatment Programs for Sex Offenders
Jack S. Annon, Ph.D

Sex Offender Assessment: Interrupting the Dance of Denial
Richard M. Happel, Ed.D. and Joseph J. Auffrey, Ph.D

Father-Daughter Lust: Psychiatric Aspects of Abusive Incest
Jamshid A. Marvasti, M.D. and Valerie L. Dripchak, Ph.D., LCSW

A Sexual Harassment - Emotional Distress Rating Scale
Paul R. Lees-Haley, Ph.D., Cheryl E. Lees-Haley, M.B.A.,
J. Randall Price, Ph.D., and Christopher W. Williams, Ph.D

A Review of Chemical Castration and its Use in the U.S. Penal System
Sara West, M.D.

MENTAL STATUS MITIGATIONS

Intent and Diminished Capacity
Herbert I. Levit, Ed.D.

Self Defense as a Mental Defense
Brett C. Trowbridge, Ph.D., J.D.

Dissociative Identity Disorder and Criminal Intent:
An Approach to Determining Responsibility
J. Robert Noonan, Ph.D.

A Blizzard of Lies: Bogus Psychiatric Defenses
Steven A. Ornish, M.D.

“Blackouts” and Amnestic Phenomena in the Law
Daniel P. Greenfield, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., John Watts Podboy, Ph.D.
and Marc L. Zimmermann, Ph.D.

Alcohol in the Courtroom: The Intoxication Defense
Jonathan M. Golding, Ph.D. and Gregory S. Bradshaw, M.S.

Lee Boyd Malvo: “The Devil Made Me Do It”
Ralph Slovenko, J.D., Ph.D.

DECEPTION AND CONFESSIONS

Deceptive Confessions:
A Review of the Current Literature on False Confessions
Amanda Ruiz, M.D.

Strategies of Impression Management Among Deceivers
and Truth-Tellers: How Liars Attempt to Convince
Kevin Colwell, Ph.D., Cheryl Hiscock-Anisman, Ph.D.,
Amina Memon, Ph.D., Debra Woods, Patricia Mai Michlik

Suggestibility and Confessions
Brett C. Trowbridge, Ph.D., J.D.

The “False Confession”: Manipulative Interrogation
of the Mentally Disordered Criminal Suspect
Howard B. Terrell, M.D. and William Logan, J.D.

Malingering: An Overview of Detection Techniques for Forensic Evaluators
Shayna Gothard, Ph.D.

EXPERT CONSULTANTS IN THE SYSTEM

Equivocal Death Psychological Autopsies
in Cases of Criminal Homicide
Frank M. Dattilio, Ph.D.

Consulting with Attorneys
on Dissociative Disorders and Recovered Memories
Joyce H. Vesper Ph.D.

Psychiatric Consultation to Police Hostage Negotiation Teams
Theodore B. Feldmann, M.D.

Workplace Violence: Etiology and Management
Eric W. Fine, M.D.

Not Competent to Be Executed: Dilemmas Faced
by Psychiatrists and Attorneys
Gwen A. Levitt, D.O. and Carla Ryan, J.D.

EXPERT WITNESSES IN THE COURTROOM

Expert Witnesses: Perceptions of Eligible Jurors
James D. Griffith, Ph.D., C. Lanier Hart, Ph.D., Caroline Frigo,
DeAnn Hoscheck, Kristin Householder and Joe Harkins

The “Hired Gun” Expert Witness: Implications for Forensic Psychiatry
Karl Easton, M.D. and Andrew S. Kaufman, J.D.

Forensic Challenge: Expert Testimony
Joann Ondrovik, Ph.D. and David Hamilton, Ph.D., J.D.

Black Deeds in Black Robes: Judicial Mischief
Ralph Underwager, Ph.D. and Hollida Wakefield, M.A.

Assistance to the Fact Finder: Eyewitness Expert
Testimony Versus Attorneys’ Closing Arguments
R. Edward Geiselman, Ph.D. and Betty A. Mendez

The Effectiveness of Expert Witnesses in Civil Trials
Involving Repressed Memories of Sexual Assault
Terri L. Stewart, M.S., Stephen P. Whiteside, M.A.,
Jonathan M. Golding, Ph.D.

Allegations of Sexual Abuse II: Case Example of a Criminal Defense
Terence W. Campbell, Ph.D.

Note: All of the above articles were first published in the American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and/or American Journal of Forensic Psychology

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