FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
Throughout the years there have been an number of landmark court cases that have shaped the field of forensic psychology. This week you will choose one of the landmark court cases below related to the work of a forensic psychologist to thoroughly explore. In your 1-2 page paper you should include: 1) the basic facts of the case, 2) what the court ruled, and 3) the significance and/or implications of the case. You can find the details of most of these cases at www.FindLaw.com or through an Internet search. Civil Commitment Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F.Supp. 1078 (E.D. Wis. 1972) O’Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563, 95 S.Ct. 2486 (1975) Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418, 99 S.Ct. 1804 (1979) Parham v. JR and JL, 442 U.S. 584, 99 S.Ct. 2493 (1979) Zinermon v. Burch, 494 U.S. 113, 110 S.Ct. 975 (1990) Confidentiality/Privilege/Privacy Lifschutz, In Re, 2 Cal. 3d 415, 467 P.2d 557 (1970) Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589, 97 S.Ct. 869 (1977) Doe v. Roe, 400 N.Y.Supp.2d 668 (1977) Jaffee v. Redmond, 116 S.Ct. 1923 (1996) Commonwealth v. Kobrin, 395 Mass. 1004, 479 N.E. 2d 674 (1985) Competency to Stand Trial Dusky v. U.S., 362 U.S. 402, 80 5. Ct. 788 (1960) Wilson v. U.S., 129 U.S. App. D.C. 107, 391 F.2d 460 (1968) Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715, 92 S.Ct. 1845 (1972) Seiling v. Eyman, 478 F.2d 211 (9th Cir Ariz. 1973) Godinez v. Moran, 113 S.Ct. 2680 (1993) Riggins v. Nevada, 112 S.Ct. 1810 (1992) Cooper v. Oklahoma, 116 S.Ct. 1373 (1996) Criminal Responsibility Insanity Defense MNaghten’s Case, 8 Eng. Rep.718, SEng Rep. 722, (1843) Durham v. U.S., 94 U.S. App. D.C. 228, 214 F.2d 862, (1954) Washington v. U.S., 129 U.S. App. D.C. 29, 390 F.2d 444 (1967) Frendak v. U.S., 408 A.2d 364 (D.C. 1979) Jones v. U.S., 463 U.S. 354, 103 S.Ct. 3043 (1983) Foucha v. Louisiana, 112 S.Ct. 1780 (1992) Diminished Capacity People v. Patterson, 39 N.Y.2d 288, 347 N.E.2d 898 (1976) Ibn-Tamas v. U.S., 407 A.2d 626 (D.C. 1979) Montana v. Engelhoff, 116 S.Ct. 2013 (1996) Psychiatry and the Death Penalty Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 1866 (1981) Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 103 S.Ct. 3383 (1983) Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 105 S.Ct. 1087 (1985) Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 106 S.Ct. 2595 (1986) Payne v. Tennessee, 111 S.Ct. 2597 (1991) State v.Perry, 610 So.2d 746 (La. 1992) Expert Witness Testimony Standards Frye v. U.S., 293 F. 1013 (1923) Daubert v. Merrell Dow, 61 U.S.L.W. 4805, 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993) General Electric v. Joiner, 118 S.Ct. 512 (1997) Kumho Tire v. Carmichael, 119 S.Ct. 1l67 (1999) Juvenile Court Gault,In Re,387 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1428 (1967) Landmark cases. Retrieved from http://www.aapl.org/landmark_list.htm Your paper should include two sources (one may be your textbook). Your paper MUST be written in APA format and your sources MUST follow proper APA citation and reference formatting.

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