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- May 1, 2025 Not Everyone You Dislike Is a Narcissist: The Misuse of Labels in the Courtroom
- May 1, 2025 Too Smart to Be Intellectually Disabled? Why Crime Scene Behavior Shouldn’t Determine Adaptive Functioning
- May 2, 2025 More Than the Crime Scene: How Forensic Psychology Informs Mitigation and Aggravation in Sentencing
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The Role of a Forensic Psychologist: Insights from Dr. Kathryn Ambeau
Dr. Kathryn Ambeau discusses the essential role forensic psychologists play at the intersection of mental health and law. She explains how forensic psychologists evaluate defendants' mental states in criminal defense cases and assess emotional damages in civil suits, using psychological principles to inform legal outcomes. Collaboration with attorneys is key to providing nuanced insights into the psychological factors influencing behavior and trauma. Through expert testimony and evaluations, forensic psychologists help courts better understand the impact of mental health on legal proceedings.