Ronald Roesch is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Roesch is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services. He has served as Editor of Law and Human Behavior and Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. He is a Past-President of the American Psychology-Law Society and was the recipient of the Society's Distinguished Contribution to Psychology and Law Award.

Patricia A. Zapf is Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. Dr. Zapf is the editor of the American Psychology-Law Society Book Series and Associate Editor of Law and Human Behavior. She is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, an Advisory Board Member for the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, and an Editorial Board Member for Psychology, Public Policy, and Law and International Journal of Forensic Mental Health.

Elizabeth W. Adams
Xinying Ang
Curtis L. Barrett
Stephanie Brooks-Holliday
Karen S. Budd
Jennifer R. Clark
Mary Connell
Mary Alice Conroy
Mark D. Cunningham
Brian L. Cutler
Eric Y. Drogin
Joel A. Dvoskin
William (Bill) Foote
Geri S. W. Fuhrmann
Alan M. Goldstein
Naomi E. S. Goldstein
Jane Goodman-Delahunty
Thomas Grisso
Kirk Heilbrun
Robert D. Hoge
Andrew Kane
Christopher King
Margaret Bull Kovera
Ivan Kruh
Casey LaDuke
Douglas Mossman
Erin M. Nelson
Ira K. Packer
Lisa Piechowski
Debra A. Pinals
Steven E. Pitt
Kimberly M. Price
Ronald Roesch
Jill Rosenbaum
Randall T. Salekin
Kathryn E. Tant
Philip Witt
Patricia Zapf
Heather Zelle
Robert A. Zibbell

"This book should be on the shelf of every lawyer who has ever consulted with or cross-examined a forensic witness. It is clear, comprehensive, and creative, bringing together the very best in their fields to share precisely what lawyers must know. I could not recommend it more highly."-- Prof. Michael L. Perlin, Director, International Mental Disability Law Reform Project and Director, Online Mental Disability Law Program, New York Law School

"Ronald Roesch and Patricia Zapf have produced a unique volume that is at the same time legally authoritative, scientifically rigorous, and clinically incisive. Forensic Assessments in Criminal and Civil Law should be within arm's reach of every member of the bench and the bar who deals with mental health evaluations." -- John Monahan, Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry, The University of Virginia

"This book provides lawyers and judges with a concise look at the law and practice of behavioral science evaluations for the courts, from the mental health professional's perspective. The authors assembled for this book represent the cream of the crop. Any lawyer considering using a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker as an expert witness should consult this volume." -- Christopher Slobogin, Milton Underwood Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School

Winner of the 2016 American Psychology-Law Society Book Award