Shapiro, D. Criminal responsibility. Forensic psychological assessment. Tombaugh, T. Toronto, Ontario: Multi-Health Systems. Lenore E. Walker 1 David L. Shapiro 1 1. Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale USA. Personalised recommendations. Cite chapter How to cite? Having spent much of their professional careers as practicing forensic psychologists, authors Evans and Hass have compiled a comprehensive text that draws on forensic psychology, psychological assessment, traumatology, family processes, and national and international political forces to present an approach for the effective and ethical practice of forensic psychological assessment in Immigration Court.
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