FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology

It is vital that psychologists have instruments at their disposal that can effectively determine the reality of symptom presentation in forensic psychological evaluations given the high stakes associated with such proceedings. It is not uncommon for criminal defendants to invent psychopathology) during the course of competency and criminal responsibility evaluations to avoid or delay punishment. The Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory is one of the most widely used instruments of any general assessment measures (i.e., personality assessment, intelligence assessment, neuropsychological assessment, etc.) used by clinical psychologists across clinical and forensic settings (Adler, 2004). Additionally, numerous meta-analyses have found ...