PSY-5114 V1

Romaine, C. L. R., Kemp, K., & DeMatteo, D. (2010). Evaluation of juvenile competency to proceed: Applying the Dusky Standard. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 10(1), 1–12.
Romaine et al. (2016) discuss the Dusky Standard as it applies to competency to proceed (i.e., competency to stand trial) as it applies to juveniles. Students will discover how legal approaches inform work as well as the complex nature of applying legal standards to forensic psychology practice.

Williams, C. R. (2009). Ethics, psychology, and public policy. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 9(4): 321–30.
Williams (2009) discusses the rationale for using forensic psychology expertise to inform law, policy, and practice. Students will reflect on the importance of using their expertise to promote justice and legal rights.

Malone, S. L. (2019). Just how reliable is the human memory: The admissibility of recovered repressed memories in criminal proceedings. Touro Law Review, 35(4), 1195–1230.
Malone (2019) provides an overview of the issues and research related to the admissibility of recovered memories in court. Students will understand one area in which forensic psychology expertise may inform law, policy, and practice within the legal system.

Bell Holleran, L. L., Vaughan, T. J., & Vandiver, D. M. (2016). Juror decision-making in death penalty sentencing when presented with defendant’s history of child abuse or neglect. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 34(6), 742–766.
Bell et al. (2016) review the impact of presenting evidence of a defendant’s history of child abuse or neglect on juror decision-making on sentencing. Through this reading, students are exposed to one example of how research in forensic psychology may impact legal proceedings and outcomes.

Brian, S. (2021). Three evidence-based practices to improve mental health court outcomes. Utah Journal of Criminal Law, 5(1), 1–10.
Brian (2021) discusses ways in which mental health court practices may be revised to improve outcomes. Students will see one area in which forensic psychology expertise can continue to inform law, policy, and practice.

DeAngelis, T. (2019, December). Informing the courts with the best research. Monitor on Psychology, 50(11).
In this optional reading, DeAngelis (2019), discusses specific laws that have been impacted by psychological expertise. It also demonstrates another way in which forensic mental health professionals may advocate for justice. Specifically, evidence-based amicus briefs help guide legal reform.

Hoard, S. L. (1978). Prisoners’ rights--Bowring v. Godwin: the limited right of state prisoners to psychological and psychiatric treatment. North Carolina Law Review, 56(3), 612–621.
This optional reading discusses the Bowring v. Godwin case. Students may review this reading to gain a more in-depth understanding of how this case informs mental health services in correctional settings.

Packer, I. K. (2015). Legal insanity and mens rea defenses. In APA handbook of forensic psychology, Vol. 1: Individual and situational influences in criminal and civil contexts. (pp. 87–114). American Psychological Association.
Packer (2015) provides a comprehensive overview of legal standards that guide forensic psychology work related to the insanity defense. Students may review this reading to gain a more thorough understanding of the impact of case law in how we define and work with those who may be found Not Guilty by Reason on Insanity (NGRI).