{"product_id":"safeguarding-the-quality-of-forensic-assessment-in-sentencing-a-review-across-western-nations-9781138577640","title":"Safeguarding the Quality of Forensic Assessment in Sentencing: A Review Across Western Nations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edited collection provides an interdisciplinary and cross-national perspective on safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing offenders. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking an in-depth look at seven different Western countries, each chapter provides an overview of the role of assessment in sentencing offenders, as well as a focus on formal ways in which the respective country's legal system and disciplinary associations protect the quality of forensic assessment. Each chapter explores how to assure better decision making in individual cases based on assessments of psycholegal concepts such as mental disorder\/insanity, criminal responsibility and dangerousness. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining the perspectives of lawyers, legal scholars, and clinicians working in the field, this book is essential for those working in and with forensic assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michiel Van Der Wolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138577640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichiel van der Wolf is a professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Leiden University and associate professor in Criminal Law at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44031973359731,"sku":"9.78114E+12","price":95.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b540c16e-3f8e-4f43-a020-ad45e329f218.jpg?v=1761483761","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/safeguarding-the-quality-of-forensic-assessment-in-sentencing-a-review-across-western-nations-9781138577640","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}