I agree, I think that confidentiality and consent are the two major differences between conducting psychological assessments for the court rather than a community or private sector. You also bring up a good point regarding what psychologists are actually required to submit to the courts. However, to answer your question, if I was hired by the prosecution, yet my report would exonerate the defendant I would still feel obligated to submit my conclusions, regardless of the outcome. In my opinion, it would not be ethical to simply not comply with the prosecution because they are not happy with the conclusions I drew from the assessments given. With this being said, I would submit my findings and leave it up to the prosecutor to decide whether he
