Guides and Standards

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

AAPC Practice Guideline for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competent to Stand Trial

American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Standards

Part I. Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Criminal Justice: General Professional Obligations

Part II. Police and Custodial Roles

Part III. Pretrial Evaluations and Expert Testimony

Part IV. Competence to Stand Trial

Part V. Competence on Other Issues, Including Competence and Capital Punishment, and Competence and Confessions

California: Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues

Final Report—Recommendations for Changing the Paradigm for Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System (April 2011).

Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, et al., Standards of Practice and Care in Forensic Mental Health Assessment

Legal, Professional, and Principles-Based Considerations

Information Sharing in Criminal Justice—Mental Health Collaborations

Working with HIPPA and Other Privacy Laws

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