Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases
Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases
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Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, 2e is a revision of a highly-cited, encyclopedic reference providing legal experts and clinicians with the tools to apply forensic evaluations to criminal and civil legal proceedings and investigations.
Harold V. Hall is the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and
Aggression in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is a Vietnam war veteran. He completed an APAapproved
internship at Atascadero State Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical
neuropsychology at University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital in New York.
Dr. Hall has served as a consultant for a wide variety of criminal and civil justice system
agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (serial rape murderers), the
National Bureau of Prisons (witness protection program), the U.S. Secret Service (domestic
terrorism and bombers), and has appeared over 300 times in state and federal courts as an
expert witness in murder and manslaughter trials. Dr. Hall is a Diplomate in both Forensic
Psychology and Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology
and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is board certified in
Professional Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology
and is a Distinguished Practitioner, National Academy of Psychology. He completed a
Fulbright scholarship in neuropsychology and genocide research at the University Maria
Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland, and a Rotary Fellowship in Peace and Conflict Studies
at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand with field placements in Cambodia and northern
Thailand. Dr. Hall has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and books
including 3 second editions (Lethal Violence, Violence Prediction with Ronald S. Ebert;
Methamphetamine Use with Sandra McPherson and Errol Yudko) and 1 third edition
(Detecting Malingering and Deception, with Joseph G. Poirier). He is partially retired on
the Big Island in Hawaii and conducts APA-approved workshops in mindfulness and meditation
in addition to pro bono evaluation and treatment of war veterans.
Joseph G. Poirier is the retired Clinical Director of the Child and Adolescent Forensic
Evaluation Service (CAFES), Health and Human Services, Montgomery County
Government, Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Poirier served on active duty in the U.S. Army for
seven years. He completed a one-year, American Psychological Association-approved postdoctoral
clinical psychology internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,
DC. Subsequently, he was the Chief Psychologist at the Fort Bragg Mental Hygiene Clinic
where he assisted as Co-director in implementing the first Surgeon General-approved
Substance Abuse Treatment Program for active duty military personnel. Subsequently, he
was reassigned back to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he implemented the first
U. S. Army Substance Abuse Treatment Training Program for military clinicians. Most
patients in this program were Vietnam Conflict returnees who were recovering from opioid
addiction. Following military service, he entered employment with the Montgomery
County Maryland Health Department. For 30 years, he was also the Co-director of the
Circuit Court Mental Health Forensic Service, Prince Georges County, Maryland. He has
testified as an expert witness in federal court and in district and circuit courts in several
states. Presently semi-retired, Dr. Poirier maintains a clinical-forensic private practice in
Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Poirier is triple board certified in Forensic Psychology, Clinical
Psychology, and Couple and Family Psychology by the American Board of Professional
Psychology. He is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.