PSYC 379 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Data Reporting, Jargon, Voir Dire
28 Nov 2016
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Reading 1: guidance for improving forensic reports: a review of common errors (grisso, This study discusses the discrete faults that were found in reports and provides a few tips on how to write a good forensic report. The purpose is to give a comprehensive view of shortcomings found in the reports. There are 4 ways to improve forensic reports: separate facts from inferences, stay within the scope of the referral question, avoid too much information which is irrelevant, less clinical jargon. Consensus on the general organization of a forensic report includes: Reports should begin with an introductory section with the reason for the referral, the sources of data, and the manner in which the examinee was informed of the limits of confidentiality. Report should have a section that reports all relevant data that were obtained to address the forensic question and that offers the examiner(cid:859)s interpretations that are relevant for the forensic referral question.
