Forensic Evaluations and Expert Witness Testimony

  • Competency

    Assesses for a defendant’s present abilities for factual and rational understanding, and their present abilities for rational assist to counsel.

  • 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 or in some cases, unconditional discharge.

  • 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.

  • Sexual Offense

    Addresses static and dynamic risk factors related to sexual offending, child pornography offenses, paraphilic disorders, and PC 288.1 evaluations.

  • Violence Risk

    Examines static and dynamic risk factors in providing an opinion on one’s risk for violence.

  • Juvenile Sexual Offense

    Specialized static and dynamic assessment instruments for justice involved youth who committed, or is alleged to have committed, a sexual offense.

  • Juvenile Delinquency

    Evaluation of justice involved youth focusing on potential trauma, undue influences, immaturity, psychiatric functioning, and treatment recommendations.

  • Juvenile Dependency

    Evaluations of minors and adults involved in family reunification.

  • Immigration

    Risk evaluations for justice involved individuals facing deportation. Mitigating factors in asylum proceedings.