1. Introduction Michiel van der Wolf2. Contemplations and discussions on the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing: Puzzling pieces for decision-makersMichiel van der Wolf & Michiel de Vries-Robbé3. An English perspectiveAdrian Grounds & Nicola Padfield 4. An American perspective Christopher King, Lauren Grove, Brooke Stettler & Sharon Kelley 5. A Canadian perspective Michelle S. Lawrence & David W. Morgan6. An Australian perspective Jamie Walvisch & Andrew Carroll7. A German perspective Johannes Kaspar & Susanne Stübner 8. A Swedish perspective Tova Bennet, Malin Hildebrand Karlén & Lena Wahlberg 9. A Dutch perspectiveMichiel van der Wolf, Hjalmar van Marle & Sabine Roza 10. Comparative analysisMichiel van der Wolf

This edited collection provides an interdisciplinary and cross-national perspective on safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing offenders. Taking 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. Combining the perspectives of lawyers, legal scholars, and clinicians working in the field, this book is essential for those working in and with forensic assessment.

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