02374nam 2200457 450 991073727550332120221224005814.01-351-26647-01-351-26648-91-351-26646-2(CKB)5850000000078680(NjHacI)995850000000078680(MiAaPQ)EBC7245120(Au-PeEL)EBL7245120(EXLCZ)99585000000007868020221224d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSafeguarding the Quality of Forensic Assessment in Sentencing A Review Across Western Nations /edited by Michiel Van der WolfFirst edition.New York :Taylor & Francis (Unlimited),2022.1 online resource (xii, 268 pages)International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health1-138-57762-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.This edited collection provides an interdisciplinary and cross-national perspective on safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing offenders. Taking an in-depth look at seven different Western countries, each chapter provides an overview of the role of assessment in sentencing offenders, as well as a focus on formal ways in which the respective country's legal system and disciplinary associations protect the quality of forensic assessment. Each chapter explores how to assure better decision making in individual cases based on assessments of psycholegal concepts such as mental disorder/insanity, criminal responsibility and dangerousness. Combining the perspectives of lawyers, legal scholars, and clinicians working in the field, this book is essential for those working in and with forensic assessment.International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health.Safeguarding the Quality of Forensic Assessment in SentencingSentences (Criminal procedure)Sentences (Criminal procedure)345.0Wolf Michiel Van derNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910737275503321Safeguarding the Quality of Forensic Assessment in Sentencing3554420UNINA