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Field Reliability Influences Field Validity: Risk Assessments of Individuals Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Murrie, Daniel C, Boccaccini, Marcus T, McNichols, Brandon J

“…Individuals acquitted as not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) are usually committed to psychiatric hospitals for treatment until they are considered…”
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The impact of defendant ethnicity on the psycholegal opinions of forensic mental health evaluators by McCallum, Katherine E., MacLean, Nina, Neil Gowensmith, W.

“…The impact of ethnicity on clinicians' decision making has received a great deal of attention and research. Several studies have documented that client…”
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Field Reliability of Competence to Stand Trial Opinions: How Often Do Evaluators Agree, and What Do Judges Decide When Evaluators Disagree? by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Murrie, Daniel C., Boccaccini, Marcus T.

“…Despite many studies that examine the reliability of competence to stand trial (CST) evaluations, few shed light on "field reliability," or agreement among…”
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Diagnostic Field Reliability in Forensic Mental Health Evaluations by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Sessarego, Stephanie N., McKee, Meghan K., Horkott, Samantha, MacLean, Nina, McCallum, Katherine E.

“…How likely are multiple forensic evaluators to agree on defendants' diagnoses in routine forensic mental health evaluations? A total of 720 evaluation reports…”
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A Public Health Perspective to Reform the Competence to Stand Trial System by Kois, Lauren E, Murrie, Daniel C, Gowensmith, W Neil, Packer, Ira K

“…Investigations by Compton et al demonstrate an astounding rate of arrests among individuals with serious mental illness and those receiving inpatient…”
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Evaluations of competence to stand trial are evolving amid a national "competency crisis" by Murrie, Daniel C, Gowensmith, W Neil, Kois, Lauren E, Packer, Ira K

“…Across the United States, court orders for competence to stand trial (CST) evaluations and competence restoration services have been increasing much more…”
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A brief comparison of forensic psychology in South Africa, the United States, and Canada by Pillay, Anthony L, Gowensmith, W Neil, Roesch, Ronald, Hopkins, Alexandra

“…Considering forensic psychology’s varying stages of development across the world, this work briefly explores historical developments, the field of practice,…”
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Tipping the scales of justice: the role of forensic evaluations in the criminalization of mental illness by McCallum, Katherine E, Gowensmith, W Neil

“…An unprecedented number of individuals with mental illness are represented in the criminal justice system. The unending growth of mentally ill populations in…”
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How Reliable Are Forensic Evaluations of Legal Sanity? by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Murrie, Daniel C., Boccaccini, Marcus T.

“…When different clinicians evaluate the same criminal defendant's legal sanity, do they reach the same conclusion? Because Hawaii law requires multiple,…”
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Inequities in Forensic Mental Health in South Africa and Recommendations for Service Development by Pillay, Anthony L., Kramers-Olen, Anne L., Gowensmith, W. Neil

“…The roots of South Africa's forensic mental health system are plagued by its colonial and apartheid legacy. Extensive forensic waitlists exist partly due to…”
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the least biased of them all? Dangers and potential solutions regarding bias in forensic psychological evaluations by Gowensmith, W. Neil, McCallum, Kate E.

“…When psychological evaluators are asked to provide their expert opinions in legal proceedings, they are expected to do so in an objective and unbiased way. The…”
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Towards the development of a forensic psychology training curriculum in South Africa by Pillay, Anthony L., Gowensmith, W. Neil, Banks, Jahsana M.

“…With the growing need for forensic mental health services and the call for increasing rigour in clinical practice, the development of specialised training…”
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Fitness to stand trial evaluation challenges in the United States: Some comparisons with South Africa by Gowensmith, W Neil, Robinson, Kevin P

“…Like the Republic of South Africa, the United States faces serious challenges regarding fitness to stand trial evaluations, including long waitlists for…”
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Decision-Making in Post-acquittal Hospital Release: How Do Forensic Evaluators Make Their Decisions? by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Bryant, Amanda E., Vitacco, Michael J.

“…A large number of individuals are acquitted of criminal charges after being found “not guilty by reason of insanity.” Most of these individuals are…”
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Quality of criminal responsibility reports submitted to the Hawaii judiciary by Fuger, Kristen D., Acklin, Marvin W., Nguyen, Annie H., Ignacio, Lawrie A., Gowensmith, W. Neil

“…This paper is the third in a series of research reports on quality of forensic mental health evaluations submitted to the Hawaii judiciary. Previous studies…”
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New Frontiers for Conditional Release: Applying Lessons Learned from Other Offenders with Mental Illness by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Peters, Amanda J., Lex, Indira A., Heng, Anika K.S., Robinson, Kevin P., Huston, Benjamin A.

“…There is relatively little research in the literature on insanity acquittees as compared with the large number of studies focused on the supervision and…”
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Resolution or Resignation: The Role of Forensic Mental Health Professionals Amidst the Competency Services Crisis by Gowensmith, W. Neil

“…Competency-related services are rising at an unprecedented rate in the United States. Many states are in the midst of lawsuits and legal maneuvering to deal…”
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An application of Beck's cognitive therapy to general anger reduction by DEFFENBACHER, Jerry L, DAHLEN, Eric R, LYNCH, Rebekah S, MORRIS, Chad D, GOWENSMITH, W. Neil

“…Beck's cognitive therapy (CT) was compared to a no-treatment control in the reduction of anger in college students. CT lowered trait anger, anger reactivity to…”
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Ethical Considerations of Competency Restoration: The Risk of Decompensation in Correctional Settings by Martin, Devrey A., Bailey, Cassandra A., Gowensmith, W. Neil

“…Competency restoration is the process of restoring a defendant to competency by the means of addressing a defendants' barriers to competency through…”
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Lookin' for Beds in All the Wrong Places: Outpatient Competency Restoration as a Promising Approach to Modern Challenges by Gowensmith, W. Neil, Frost, Lynda E., Speelman, Danielle W., Therson, Danielle E.

“…In response to consistently increasing numbers of individuals found incompetent to stand trial, some states have identified community-based or "outpatient"…”
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