Forensic Assessments

Authors Paul J. Frick, PhD. & Robert D. Hare, PhD. Description In recent years, societal concerns over the dramatic rise in juvenile crime - especially violent crime - has reaffirmed the importance of research in this area.  Children who commit antisocial, delinquent, and violent acts constitute a heterogeneous group in terms of the types of... READ MORE

Authors C. Keith Conners, Ph.D; Drew Erhardt,Ph.D & Elizabeth Sparrow, Ph.D Description The Conner's Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) quantitatively measures ADHD symptoms across clinically significant domains while examining the manifestations of ADHD in adults based on scientific literature and the authors' clinical experience.  The CAARS results may help you identify contributing factors to a client's problem... READ MORE

Authors Jeffrey M. Halperin, PhD and Kathleen E. McKay, PhD Description The prevalence of aggression among youth continues to increase at an alarming rate. With youth violence accounting for 1 in every 12 murders that occurred in the U.S. in 2002 (Snyder & Sickmund, 2006), and 33% of U.S. high school students in 2003 reporting... READ MORE

Authors Jeffrey M. Halperin, PhD, Kathleen E. McKay, PhD, and PAR Staff Description The CAS-SP provides users with unlimited scoring and report generation of an individual's performance on the CAS Rating Forms (i.e. Parent, Teacher). After demographic information and item raw scores are manually entered from an individual's completed Rating Form, the CAS-SP generates a... READ MORE

Author Joseph Petty, PhD Description This valuable information-gathering tool is used for investigating and evaluating children and adolescents who may have been abused or neglected. You may obtain extensive data for preparing clinical reports or standard documents in the clinical file.  The Checklist is transferrable to all pertinent professionals to eliminate repetitive stressful questioning of... READ MORE

Author Michael Shahnasarian, PhD Description  The ECAF-2 helps to standardise and objectify loss of earning capacity claims. The task of evaluating an individual's loss of earning capacity is similar to the task of evaluating an individual's claim of physical or psychological impairment; however, the vocational rehabilitation profession has lacked the standardised, validated sources necessary to... READ MORE

Authors Richard Rogers, PhD, ABPP, Chad E. Tillbrook, PhD, Kenneth W. Sewell, PhD Description The ECST-R represents major advances in the assessment of competency to stand trial. Beyond its exceptional inter-rater reliability, the ECST-R provides five important advantages over existing competency measures. Congruence with the Dusky standard -The ECST-R was developed via prototypical analysis to... READ MORE

Author Robert W. Firestone, PhD and Lisa A. Firestone, PhD Description The FAVT is designed to be a brief, efficient indicator of an individual's violence potential. Designed on the basic hypothesis that an individual's thought process strongly influences his or her behaviour, this self-report assessment tool measures the different types of thoughts that have been... READ MORE

Author Robert W. Firestone, PhD and Lisa A. Firestone, PhD Description The FAVT-A is designed to be a brief, efficient indicator of an individ­ual's violence potential. Based on the adult version of the FAVT, this 35-item self-report assesses the underlying thoughts that pre-dispose violent behaviour in individuals aged between 11-18 years. It may help you screen for... READ MORE

Authors Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. and Hugues F. Herve, M.A. Description The P-SCAN is a useful tool in instances when it is not possible to conduct a PCL-R or PCL:SV assessment.  However, it does not provide a clinical diagnosis.  It is a 90-item checklist depicting relatively specific behaviours and low-level inferences about individuals.  Items are scored on... READ MORE

Authors Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. Description The 2nd Edition of the PCL-R supplants its predecessor as the mandatory tool for assessing psychopathy.  With it, you will find forensic assessments of psychopathy to be systematic and based on ironclad data and research.  The revisions draw upon the large number of of articles, reports, presentations and dissertations... READ MORE

Author S.D. Hart, D.N. Cox & R.D. Hare Description An abbreviated version of the Hare PCL-R and highly correlated with the PCL-R, the PCL:SV takes about half as long to administer and is an effective screen for psychopathic personality disorders.  Containing 12 of the 20 items from the full PCL-R, the descriptions of these items have... READ MORE

Authors Adelle E. Forth, Ph.D., David S. Kosson, Ph.D. and Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. Description The Hare PCL:YV assessment helps identify potential patterns of cheating, fighting, bullying and other anti-social acts in youths.  Early identification of these traits is critical, not only for the near future of these youths, but for their development into adulthood.... READ MORE

Authors Jeffrey E. Musick, PhD, ABPP and Randy K. Otto, PhD, ABPP; Professional Manual by Randy K. Otto, PhD, ABPP, Jeffrey E. Musick, PhD, ABPP, and Christina B. Sherrod, PhD Description The ILK is designed to assist the forensic examiner in assessing response styles of defendants undergoing evaluation of adjudicative competence. Written in simple language,... READ MORE

Author Holly A. Miller, PhD Description The IORNS is a 130-item self-report measure that assesses static risk, dynamic risk/need, and protective strength factors as they relate to recidivism, treatment need and management. The IORNS provides index and scale scores that are internally consistent and stable over time, in addition to content subscales that aid in... READ MORE

Author Carl F. Jesness, Ph.D. Description The Jesness Behaviour Checklist (JBC) is an 80-item scale measuring 14 bipolar behavioural tendencies among adolescents against a large delinquent sample.  The JBC consists of two parallel forms:  an Observer Form for ratings by teachers, probation or correctional officers, counsellors, therapists, etc; and a Self-Appraisal Form for self-evaluation. Reports... READ MORE

MHS Online Assessment Center The MHS Online Assessment Center offers access to online forms, administration scoring and report generation at a fraction of the cost of traditional paper or software assessments. If you choose to purchase online forms on the new MHS Online Assessment Center, you will: Save time, by never having to order paper... READ MORE

Authors Don Andrews, Ph.D., James Bonta, Ph.D., & J Stephen Wormith, Ph.D. Description Meet the fourth generation of risk assessment and the most comprehensive and current product of its kind. The LS/CMI is the next step from the LSI-R inventory.  It combines risk assessment and case management into one evidence-based system.  All the necessary tools are... READ MORE

Authors Don Andrews, Ph.D. and James Bonta, Ph.D. Description The LSI-R is a quantitative survey of attributes of offenders and their situations relevant to level of supervision and treatment decisions.  Designed for ages 16 and older, the LSI-R helps predict parole outcome, success in correctional halfway houses, institutional misconducts and recidivism. The 54 items are... READ MORE

Author D.A. Andrews & James L. Bonta Description The LSI-R:SV consists of 8 of the 54 items contained in the full  Level of Service Inventory-Revised.  It was designed to provide a time and cost efficient system to establish whether the full LSI-R should be administered. The 8 items reflect the "big four" risk factors viz... READ MORE