Pros And Cons Of Forensic Evaluators

In the justice system, forensic evaluators are upheld to high standards when making assessments on patients. In most legal situations the court is counting on the feedback of the forensic evaluator to add some clarity to the case and shine some light on whom the client is. In the article the author thoroughly discusses the procedure/ process of being a forensic evaluator while observing if they need resources to help assist on them during their evaluation of the client. The study’s main focus was on forensic mental health assessments. According to the author, research has shown, almost all forensic evaluators use assessment tools to some extent when conducting forensic mental health assessments as a means for assistance. For a little bit of background information a Forensic mental health assessment …show more content…
This when it comes down to giving their assessment they should be close to an expert in responses. They will be able to convey their knowledge about behaviors when giving an assessment that can possibly be completely accurate. I also think it was a good idea to do a survey this way they have plenty of time to think about what they are being asked thoroughly with no pressures and they’ll be able to give their best assessment. The cons of this study would be that the population only consists of Caucasian people with the highest of degrees (doctoral). I say this is a con because the responses on the survey could be culturally biased due to the lack of diversity within the population. Other cultures could possibly have different responses and assessment judgment than the Caucasian participant. In addition, other forensic evaluators with a masters degree rather than a doctoral could have had a different set of training and it would be interesting to see what the responses of the evaluators who just had a masters degree in forensic psychology would look