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Psychologists are being called upon increasingly by courts—criminal and civil—to render opinions on aspects of human behavior that have become relevant to judicial proceedings. A small percentage of the professional community adamantly refuses to be involved in any case with legal ramifications. For another group, who find the forensic area extremely stimulating, challenging, and, hopefully, beneficial to the client and society, this area has become the primary focus of their practice. However, most psychologists, especially neuropsychologists, will find themselves at one time or another on the witness stand swearing to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”
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McMahon, E.A. (1983). Forensic Issues in Clinical Neuropsychology. In: Golden, C.J., Vicente, P.J. (eds) Foundations of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3679-2_15
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