Forensic Evaluations and Expert Witness Testimony
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Competency
Assesses for a defendant’s present abilities for factual and rational understanding, and their present abilities for rational assist to counsel.
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Criminal Responsibility
Examines metal state (or sanity) at the time of the alleged offense. Examines if an individual’s sanity has been restored and if they are suitable for conditional release.
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Mental Health Diversion
Assesses for the potential presence of a psychiatric diagnosis and symptoms that contributed to the alleged offense, and whether the defendant is suitable for community treatment.
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Sexual Offense
Addresses static and dynamic risk factors related to sexual offending, child pornography offenses, paraphilic disorders, and PC 288.1 evaluations.
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Violence Risk
Examines static and dynamic risk factors in providing an opinion on one’s risk for violence.
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Juvenile Sexual Offense
Specialized static and dynamic assessment instruments for justice involved youth who committed, or is alleged to have committed, a sexual offense.
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Juvenile Delinquency
Evaluation of justice involved youth focusing on potential trauma, undue influences, immaturity, psychiatric functioning, and treatment recommendations.
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Juvenile Dependency
Evaluations of minors and adults involved in family reunification.
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Immigration
Risk evaluations for justice involved individuals facing deportation. Mitigating factors in asylum proceedings.