Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol 54(6), Dec 2023, 413-417; doi:10.1037/pro0000531
Flawed forensic psychological reports can create unfortunate, sometimes harmful, consequences, including (a) misinforming and misleading judges and juries; (b) blocking people who have been wronged from justice and vindication; (c) depriving people who have done nothing wrong of their savings, their business, their home, their children, their liberty, or their lives; and (d) allowing those who have done wrong to escape justice. This article discusses six common categories of flawed forensic psychological reports and presents seven steps to avoid writing flawed reports. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)