Chapter One
Ethical Issues in Juvenile Forensic Evaluations
Stephen A. Thorne, PhD
Chapter Two
Insanity and Beyond
Maureen Burrows, MD, MPH
Chapter Three
Legal Requirements & Practicalities for Expert Testimony – Federal and State
J. Ray Hays, PhD
Chapter Four
Ethical Concerns: Intellectual Disability
Ollie J. Seay, PhD
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Brief workshop description:
Ethical Issues in Juvenile Forensic Evaluations
Psychologist Stephen Thorne, Ph.D., provides an overview of issues that should be considered in the forensic evaluation of juveniles. He identifies resources for ethical guidelines for conducting these evaluations and provides a review of relevant Texas law. He further describes way in which juvenile forensic evaluations differ from adult forensic evaluations through presentation of research findings.
Insanity and Beyond
Maureen Burrows, M.D., M.P.H., is a psychiatrist who performs sanity evaluations. She reviews historical origins of the insanity plea, the Texas definition of insanity, and element of the sanity evaluation. She then discusses diagnoses commonly associated with insanity pleas, report writing, and treatment following an insanity ruling.
Legal Requirements & Practicalities for Expert Testimony – Federal and State
Psychologist and attorney J. Ray Hays, Ph.D., J.D., provides an overview on how to identify federal rules on expert testimony. This course will include a study of case law (Frye, Daubert, Joiner, Kumho), reviewing Federal Rules, and an overview of the ways expert testimony is judged. Additionally, state requirements and practicalities will be discussed with an explanation of the laws in Texas relating to insanity, competency, and expert testimony. Incompetent vs. Insane, expectations of lawyers, and requirements to testify topics will be discussed.
Ethical Concerns: Intellectual Disability
Ollie J. Seay, Ph.D., is a psychologist who performs forensic evaluations of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In her presentation, she outlines the vulnerabilities of and fact about individuals with intellectual disabilities within the criminal justice system. She reviews the elements required for the diagnosis of intellectual disability, and discusses the difficulties encountered by individuals with intellectual disability during various stages from arrest to incarceration.
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