randy otto
University of South Florida, Mental Health Law and Policy, Faculty Member
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Forensic assessment has grown and advanced significantly during the last twenty years in particular. The present chapter has reviewed and critically analyzed conceptual and empirical developments, as well as the addition of a variety of... more
Forensic assessment has grown and advanced significantly during the last twenty years in particular. The present chapter has reviewed and critically analyzed conceptual and empirical developments, as well as the addition of a variety of FAIs and FRIs that are relevant to the legal decision-making process. Despite the important advances that we have described in this chapter, however, there is
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Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Law, Psychometrics, Personality Assessment, and 15 moreMedicine, Simulation, Humans, Female, Social Work and Mental Health, Male, Health Law and Policy, Questionnaires, Adult, Malingering, Reproducibility of Results, Medicine and Health Sciences, Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and cutoff
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Research Interests: Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Law, Assessment, Psychometrics, and 15 moreMental Health, Justice, Adjudication, Test Validation, Test Validity, Business and Management, Psychological, Aptitude, Health Law and Policy, Psychometric Properties, Validation Studies, Assessment Tool, Medicine and Health Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, and Test Reliability
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Central issues include the causal relationship between mental disorders and violence, the ability of mental health professionals to predict violence, and the appropriate consequences for a person with mental illness who commits violence... more
Central issues include the causal relationship between mental disorders and violence, the ability of mental health professionals to predict violence, and the appropriate consequences for a person with mental illness who commits violence or who is predicted to be violent. Legal issues include civil commitment, the insanity defense, the prediction of future dangerousness, antidiscrimination law, and the new liabilities created by managed care. The past 25 years of debate and discussion have forced the rethinking of some of the assumptions of the legal system, as well as a critical examination in the mental health professions of practitioners\u27 abilities and potential for contributions in the areas of risk assessment and legal decisionmaking. In this debate, neither mental health professionals, the courts, nor academicians have approached a crucial issue: the lack of explicit standards for assessing risk and the need to establishing professionally sanction standards in this area. Assessment standards are needed to reduce the possibility of errors, to determine liability in cases resulting in problems, and to prevent overly conservative practice in the absence of standards. Note and 63 reference
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Clinical forensic psychology involves assessment and treatment of persons involved in the legal process, or consultation on related matters. Although psychologists who conduct research in forensic contexts are faced with challenges that... more
Clinical forensic psychology involves assessment and treatment of persons involved in the legal process, or consultation on related matters. Although psychologists who conduct research in forensic contexts are faced with challenges that present themselves in any research context, they are also faced with some unique ones as well. Therefore, in addition to being well versed in general research design and methodological principles from clinical and experimental psychology, researchers must be aware of and responsive to the unique challenges they will face as a function of working in the legal process. In this chapter, we review (a) common areas of inquiry in clinical forensic psychology (descriptive assessment and psycholegal capacities, predictive assessment, and legally relevant diagnostic constructs and response styles); (b) general challenges to conducting research within these areas; and (c) specific research designs and methodological approaches that scholars effectively have employed within these areas. Keywords: clinical-forensic research; psycholegal; forensic psychology
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In a 1987 American Psychologist article, Tom Grisso summarized the state of forensic psychological assessment, noted its limitations and potential, and offered suggestions for researchers and practitioners interested in contributing to... more
In a 1987 American Psychologist article, Tom Grisso summarized the state of forensic psychological assessment, noted its limitations and potential, and offered suggestions for researchers and practitioners interested in contributing to its future. Since that time, there have been many important developments in the field of forensic psychology, as well as in clinical psychology more generally, some of which were anticipated and recommended by Grisso, and some of which were not. Forensic psychology is now at a crossroads, and the specialty must make an effort to respond to current challenges if it is to aid in the administration of justice by assisting legal decision makers. The need to distinguish between and identify levels of forensic knowledge and practice, establish guidelines for practice, educate legal consumers, and devote more attention to treatment issues in forensic contexts is highlighted.
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Chapter 6 discusses how to prepare for the written examinations in clinical neuropsychology and forensic psychology. The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) and AmericanBoard of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) are the only ABPP... more
Chapter 6 discusses how to prepare for the written examinations in clinical neuropsychology and forensic psychology. The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN) and AmericanBoard of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) are the only ABPP specialty boards that include a written examination. This chapter outlines the development of the written examinations, their content and focus, and preparation methods for each test.
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Despite increasing interest in the mental health needs of children involved in the juvenile justice system, relatively little is known about the base rates of specific mental disorders in this population due to the absence of any national... more
Despite increasing interest in the mental health needs of children involved in the juvenile justice system, relatively little is known about the base rates of specific mental disorders in this population due to the absence of any national prevalence data. In 1992, two reviews of the existing empirical literature (Otto, Greenstein, Johnson, Friedman, 1992; Wierson, Forehand, & Frame, 1992) both concluded that relatively few well-controlled epidemiological studies had been conducted that could inform our knowledge of the prevalence of mental disorders in the juvenile justice system. Factors commonly cited that limited the generalizability of much of the existing research included: (a) failure to use random or comprehensive sampling procedures, (b) use of differing assessment instruments across studies or reliance on file information rather than structured diagnostic interviews, (c) assignment of only one diagnosis and failure to assess for multiple diagnoses/comorbidity, (d) samples b...
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Certain issues relating to children's mental health services were recently addressed in Florida, including: the legal adversarial relationship between parent and child; guardian ad litem; child participation in legal admissions... more
Certain issues relating to children's mental health services were recently addressed in Florida, including: the legal adversarial relationship between parent and child; guardian ad litem; child participation in legal admissions processes; child consent to outpatient counseling; appropriate placements; expert professional opinion; and costs. Available research suggests that (1) children 15 years of age and older should be as presumably capable of consenting to mental health treatment as adults; (2) due process requirements for psychiatric hospitalization of children do not necessarily harm the family system; and (3) inpatient treatment of children and adolescents is effective and preferred for a number of the more severe disorders, but outpatient treatment is indicated for the less severe and more circumscribed disorders. The statutory schemes of the Mental Health Law Project and the Virginia Task Force are both preferable to Florida's recommended reform.
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Page 1. http://cjb.sagepub.com Criminal Justice and Behavior DOI: 10.1177/ 0093854891018002003 1991; 18; 146 Criminal Justice and Behavior MARK A. SMALL and RANDY K. OTTO Implications for Assessment Evaluations ...
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Research Interests: Social Work, Psychometrics, Forensic psychiatry, Public sector, Organizational structure, and 15 moreHumans, Female, Male, Mental health services, Middle Aged, Professional Practice, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Delivery System, Private Sector, Assessment Tool, Reference Values, Behavioral Health Services, Mental Competency, and Delivery of Health Care
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ABSTRACT focus . . . is on child custody evaluations and decision making in the context of divorce [and domestic court proceedings] / the utility of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A with respect to child custody evaluations is examined / identify how... more
ABSTRACT focus . . . is on child custody evaluations and decision making in the context of divorce [and domestic court proceedings] / the utility of the MMPI-2/MMPI-A with respect to child custody evaluations is examined / identify how the MMPI-2/MMPI-A may be incorporated into the child custody evaluation process, a process that is necessarily multisource and multimethod / after a brief overview of the significance of this area, the legal parameters of child custody decision making and the courts' treatment of the MMPI/MMPI-2 with respect to child custody evaluations are reviewed / current child custody evaluation practices and criticisms of these practices are presented / review . . . MMPI research that is potentially relevant to parenting and child custody decision making and evaluations / recommendations for how the MMPI-2/MMPI-A may be used in the custody evaluation process are followed by recommendations for further research in this area a case study [of 2 parents in the process of determining custody of their 7-yr-old son] that depicts the potential utility of the MMPI-2 in child custody evaluations is presented (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
... James N. Butcher, The Use of Computers in Psychological Assessment: An Overview of Practices and ... For a more detailed discussion of the nuances of computer-assisted administra-tion ... tests, see Kevin L. Moreland, Compu-terized... more
... James N. Butcher, The Use of Computers in Psychological Assessment: An Overview of Practices and ... For a more detailed discussion of the nuances of computer-assisted administra-tion ... tests, see Kevin L. Moreland, Compu-terized Psychological Assessment: What's Available ...