The purpose of this book is to provide a firm basis for psychologists to understand the appropriate uses and limitations of popular clinical
assessment measures as they are applied to forensic issues. The instruments were selected because of their wide use and importance in both clinical and forensic settings. The PCL-R, the PAI, and MCMI-II, for example, are typically used with adults in criminal evaluations; the MMPI-A is often used in evaluating adolescents in detention and correctional facilities; while the Child
Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (Achenbach, 1991),
Personality Inventory for Children—Second Edition (PIC-2) (Lachar & Gruber, 2001), and Parenting Stress Index (PSI) (Abidin, 1995)…
