Revisiting the need for reform in the disclosure of tests and raw test data to the courts: The 2002 APA ethics code has not solved our dilemma

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-81

  Lees Haley, Paul R ^a   Courtney, John C ^b,c   Dinkins, Juliet P ^b,d  

^a Child Development and Psychological Health Center ^*  (United States)

^b Child Devmt/Psychol Health Center   (United States)

^c American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology   (United States)

^d ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Guidelines for forensic psychology; Raw test data; Test security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COURT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIST;

EID: 22144452511     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v05n02_05     Document Type: Article

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