1st Edition

Prediction in Forensic and Neuropsychology Sound Statistical Practices

Edited By Ronald D. Franklin Copyright 2003
328 Pages
by Psychology Press

328 Pages
by Psychology Press

328 Pages
by Psychology Press

Psychologists are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the ecological validity of their assessment procedures--to show that the recommendations concluding their evaluations are relevant to urgent concerns in the legal and social policy arenas, such as predicting dangerousness, awarding compensation, and choosing a custodial parent. How much damage does a referred patient have? Who or what... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. C.A. Ruffalo, Advocacy in the Forensic Practice of Neuropsychology. R.D. Franklin, Neuropsychological Hypothesis Testing. R.D. Franklin, J. Krueger, Bayesian Inference and Belief Networks. R.D. Franklin, J. Krueger, Neuropsychological Evaluations as Statistical Evidence. G.J. Chelune, Assessing Reliable Neuropsychological Change. A. von Eye, C. Speil, M.J. Rovine, Configural Frequency Analysis in the Practice of Neuropsychology. M.L. Rohling, J. Langhinrichsen-Rohling, L.S. Miller, Actuarial Assessment of Malingering: Rohling's Interpretive Method. A. Kivioja, R.D. Franklin, Recovery of Function. S. Ke Jesus-Zayas, A.B. Fleming, The Prediction of Violent Behavior.

Biography

Ronald D. Franklin