Deficiencies in Forensic Evaluations and Reports
| Lack of training and expertise in the psycholegal content area |
| Advocacy, impartiality, lack of objectivity (e.g., therapist evaluator) |
| Other forensic boundary crossing or violation98 |
| Inadequate database of documents |
| Over-reliance on litigant self-report |
| Lack of assessment of litigant response bias |
| Inadequate collateral information96,97,99 |
| Failure to use validated forensic assessment instruments appropriately100,101 |
| Failure to support clinical diagnoses |
| Psychopathology not linked to expert opinions |
| Psychological test results not linked to expert opinions |
| Inadequate support and explanation for expert opinions |
| Failure to state limitations of methods and opinions |