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Illuminating Sociocultural and Ethnocultural Consciousness in Forensic Practice

Ezra E. H. Griffith, Shoba Sreenivasan, Melinda S. DiCiro and Eric M. Wagreich
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online May 2023, JAAPL.230026-23; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.230026-23
Ezra E. H. Griffith
Dr. Griffith is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African American Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Dr. Sreenivasan is an SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. DiCiro is Acting Deputy Director, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Dr. Wagreich is a Forensic Fellow, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA.
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Shoba Sreenivasan
Dr. Griffith is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African American Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Dr. Sreenivasan is an SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. DiCiro is Acting Deputy Director, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Dr. Wagreich is a Forensic Fellow, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA.
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Melinda S. DiCiro
Dr. Griffith is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African American Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Dr. Sreenivasan is an SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. DiCiro is Acting Deputy Director, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Dr. Wagreich is a Forensic Fellow, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA.
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Dr. Griffith is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African American Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Dr. Sreenivasan is an SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. DiCiro is Acting Deputy Director, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Dr. Wagreich is a Forensic Fellow, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA.
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JAAPL.230026-23
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.230026-23
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37201937

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1093-6793
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  • Published online May 18, 2023.

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  1. Ezra E. H. Griffith, MD,
  2. Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD,
  3. Melinda S. DiCiro, PsyD and
  4. Eric M. Wagreich, MD
  1. Dr. Griffith is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African American Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Dr. Sreenivasan is an SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. DiCiro is Acting Deputy Director, California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Services Division, Sacramento, CA, and Dr. Wagreich is a Forensic Fellow, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: Shoba Sreenivasan, PhD. E-mail: shoba1213{at}gmail.com.

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