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TheSpecialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists were adopted by majority vote of the members of Division 41 and the American Psychology-Law Society. They have also been endorsed by majority vote by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. The Executive Committee of Division 41 and the American Psychology Law Society formally approved theseGuidelines on March 9, 1991. The Executive Committee also voted to continue the Committee on Ethical Guidelines in order to disseminate theGuidelines and to monitor their implementation and suggestions for revision. Individuals wishing to reprint theseGuidelines or who have queries about them should contact either Stephen L. Golding, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, 801-581-8028 (voice) or 801-581-5841 (FAX) or other members of the Committee listed below. Reprint requests should be sent to Cathy Oslzly, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0308.
These Guidelines were prepared and principally authored by a joint Committee on Ethical Guidelines of Division 41 and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (Stephen L. Golding, [Chair], Thomas Grisso, David Shapiro, and Herbert Weissman [Co-chairs]). Other members of the Committee included Robert Fein, Kirk Heilbrun, Judith McKenna, Norman Poythress, and Daniel Schuman. Their hard work and willingness to tackle difficult conceptual and pragmatic issues is gratefully acknowledged. The Committee would also like to acknowledge specifically the assistance and guidance provided by Dort Bigg, Larry Cowan, Eric Harris, Arthur Lerner, Michael Miller, Russell Newman, Melvin Rudov, and Ray Fowler. Many other individuals also contributed by their thoughtful critique and suggestions for improvement of earlier drafts which were widely circulated.
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Committee on Ethical Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists. Specialty guidelines for forensic psychologists. Law Hum Behav 15, 655–665 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065858
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065858