Assessing Trauma in Forensic Contexts(ORIGINAL PDF)

This book examines the different ways that trauma is involved in the lives of those who interact with the justice system, and how trauma can be exacerbated in legal settings.  It includes both victims and perpetrators in providing a perspective on trauma in general, and a framework that will guide those who evaluate and treat individuals in forensic settings. Comprehensive in scope, it covers key areas such as developmental issues, emotions, linguistic and communication difficulties, and special populations such as veterans, immigrants, abused women, incarcerated individuals, and children.  The main objective of this book is to bring trauma to the fore in conducting forensic cases in order to understand these cases in greater depth and to provide appropriate interventions for a range of problems.