FORENSIC EVALUATIONS
CIVIL & CRIMINAL
What is Forensic Psychology? A “forensic evaluation” involves much more than a standard psychological evaluation. Forensic Psychology is the application of specialized psychological knowledge to provide information relevant to a legal question. The goal is to assist attorneys, judges, jurors, law enforcement agencies, and individuals in making their decisions related to Forensic Psychology Evaluations for the Courts.
Our Forensic Psychology experts have extensive experience administering a wide range of tests that pertain to specific legal questions in the Civil, Adult Criminal, Juvenile, and Family Law judicial system. And, we work and testify as an expert witness for either the plaintiff or the defense. We will stand firm on our Forensic Psychology Testing and offer compelling and persuasive testimony.
We are experts in testing, assessment, and diagnosis for 'Battered Women's Syndrome; and assault/battery and rape, intelligence and competency to stand trial. We have significant expertise in drug/substance abuse, borderline retardation, the levels of mental retardation in conjunction with DSM-IV Psychiatric Diagnosis, and other mitigating factors. We keep abreast of the precedent setting State Supreme and US Supreme Court cases on point to these critical psychological issues for the Court's consideration in rendering judgment.
BRAVA Forensic Psychology Testing Services conducts the following types of Forensic Psychology evaluations in English or Spanish. We utilize state of the art, respected, standardized testing instruments per state statute and the "gold standard" in forensics testing - MMPI-2™ The Minnesota Report: Reports for Forensic Settings in Civil or Criminal Court and MMPI-2™ Criminal Justice & Correctional Report, and a battery of tests custom built for critical situations in full compliance with each state's statutory guidelines and precedent setting Supreme Court cases.
Some of the tests we utilize are:
MMPI-2™ The Minnesota Report: Reports for Forensic Settings (Civil or Criminal Court)
MMPI-2-RF™ Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Restrcutured Format NEW IN SPRING 2008!
MMPI-2™ Criminal Justice and Correctional Report
Hare Psychopath Checklist (PCL-R) Revised 2nd Edition
MCMI-III™ Millon Clinical Multi-Axial Inventory III
MacArthur Competency Assessment
WAIS-III Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (Revised 1997)
Criminal Proceedings
Pre-trial criminal evaluations
Competency to Stand Trial
Insanity Defense
Waiver Privilege of Self-Incrimination
Consent to Search
Medication Refusal
Voluntary Waiver of Rights
Criminal Responsibility
Death Penalty Mitigation
Substance Abuse Behavior
Malingering (Lying/Faking)
Psychopathic Manipulation
Providing Testimony in Court
Sex Offender Violations & Sexual Psychiatric Disorders per Sexual Violent Predator State Statutes
Evaluations to assist you with trial strategy and possible plea negotiations
Civil Proceedings
Child Custody
Personally Injury
Competency/Commitment
Mental Disability
Employment Discrimination
Professional Malpractice
Civil Commitment
Memory Problems, Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease (ADRD)
Competency in Employment
Competency to engage in an occupation
Competency to make a will
Competency to contract
Competency regarding medical care
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