Raising the Quality of Forensic Evaluations
| Forensic service credentialing and certification by law or policy |
| Incentivize quality and quality improvement, with quality bonus |
| Establish quality guidelines and standards99 |
| Define, test, and operationalize quality performance measures and tools99 |
| Collaboration of generalists with forensic specialists |
| Audiotape or videotape forensic interviews105 |
| Use of specific checklists and contracts by referral sources |
| Education of referral sources about evaluation guidelines, and sharpening of referral questions |
| Model excellence of forensic evaluations to attorneys and courts |
| Peer review of evaluations, reports, and testimony |
| Encourage cross-examination regarding participation in QA activities |
| Mandatory forensic continuing medical education on quality of evaluations |
| Maintenance of forensic board certification predicated on quality improvement activity |