Publication Cover
Journal of Child Custody
Applying Research to Parenting and Assessment Practice and Policies
Volume 2, 2006 - Issue 4
36
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
INVESTIGATIVE VS. FORENSIC MODEL: POINT-COUNTERPOINT

Response to Amundson, Lux and Hindmarch: Critique of Investigative Practices Article

&
Pages 85-93 | Received 30 May 2005, Accepted 02 Sep 2005, Published online: 17 Oct 2008

REFERENCES

  • American Psychological Association . 1994 . Guidelines for child custody evaluation in divorce proceedings. . American Psychologist , 49 : 677 – 680 .
  • Amundson , J. K. , Daya , R. and Gill , E. 2000 . A minimalist approach to child custody evaluation. . American Journal of Forensic Psychology , 18 : 63 – 87 .
  • Amundson , J. K. , Lux , G. and Hindmarch , B. 2005 . Investigative vs. clinical emphasis in child custody evaluation: Reflection on Austin and Kirkpatrick (2004) . Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practice , 2 ( 4 ) : 69 – 83 .
  • Austin , W. G. 2000 . Relocation Law and the Threshold of Harm: Integrating Legal and Behavioral Perspectives. . Family Law Quarterly , 34 : 63 – 82 .
  • Austin , W. G. and Kirkpatrick , H. D. 2004 . The Investigation Component in Forensic Mental Health Evaluations: Considerations in the Case of Parenting Time Evaluations. . Journal of Child Custody , 1 : 23 – 43 .
  • Gould , J. W. 1999a . Scientifically crafted child custody evaluations. Part Two: A paradigm for forensic evaluations. . Family and Conciliation Courts Review , 37 : 159 – 178 .
  • Gould , J. W. 1999b . Scientifically crafted child custody evaluations. Part One: A model for interdisciplinary collaboration in the development of psycholegal questions guiding court-ordered child custody evaluations. . Family and Conciliation Courts Review , 37 : 64 – 73 .
  • Gould , J. W. 2004 . Evaluating the probative value of child custody evaluations: A guide for forensic mental health professionals. . Journal of Child Custody: Research, Issues, and Practice , 1 : 77 – 96 .
  • Heilbrun , K. 2001 . Principles of forensic mental health assessment. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. .
  • Johnston , J. R. May 2005 . “ The politics of research: The use, abuse, and misuse of social science data ” . In Plenary session, presented at the 42nd annual conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts May , Seattle, WA
  • Kirkpatrick , H. D. 2004 . A floor, not a ceiling: Beyond guidelines-An argument for minimum standards of practice in conducting child custody and visitation evaluations. . Journal of Child Custody , 1 : 61 – 76 .
  • Krauss , D. A. and Sales , B. D. 2000 . Legal standards, expertise, and experts in the resolution of contested child custody cases. . Psychology, Public Policy and Law , 6 : 843 – 879 .
  • Kuehnle , K. and Kirkpatrick , H. D. 2005 . Evaluating allegations of child sexual abuse within complex child custody cases. . Journal of Child Custody , 2 ( 3 ) in press : 3 – 39 .
  • Martindale , D. A. and Gould , J. W. 2004 . The forensic model: Ethics and scientific methodology applied to custody evaluations. . Journal of Child Custody , 1 : 1 – 22 .
  • Martindale , D. A. and Olesen , N. May 2004 . “ The forensic and clinical models: How wide is the gap? ” . In Presented at the 41st annual conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX May ,
  • Melton , G. B. , Petrila , J. , Pythress , N. G. and Slobogin , C. 1997 . Psychological evaluations for the courts, , sec. ed. New York : Guilford .
  • Slobogin , C. 2003 . Pragmatic Forensic psychology: A means of “scientizing” expert testimony from mental health professionals? . Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law , 9 : 275 – 300 .
  • Tippins , T. and Wittman , J. 2005 . Empirical and ethical problems with custody recommendations. . Family Court Review , 43 : 193 – 222 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.