Assessing Trauma in Forensic Contexts
暫譯: 法醫背景下的創傷評估

本書探討創傷在與司法系統互動的個體生活中的不同角色，以及在法律環境中創傷如何可能被加劇。它涵蓋了受害者和加害者，提供了一個關於創傷的整體觀點，以及一個指導在法醫環境中評估和治療個體的框架。本書範圍廣泛，涵蓋了關鍵領域，如發展問題、情緒、語言和溝通困難，以及特殊族群，如退伍軍人、移民、受虐女性、被監禁者和兒童。本書的主要目標是將創傷置於法醫案件的核心，以便更深入地理解這些案件，並為各種問題提供適當的介入措施。

- 專家貢獻者撰寫的綜合性著作
- 涵蓋評估和介入
- 包括特殊族群
- 檢視發展問題
- 涵蓋受害者和加害者
- 包含便於用作教科書的特點

「這本由Rafael Art. Javier、Elizabeth Owen和Jemour A. Maddox編輯的傑作，是對這些需求的清新、原創和深思熟慮的回應，毫無疑問地展示了為什麼律師和法醫心理健康專業人員在所有相關工作中必須具備創傷知識。」
- Michael L. Perlin，紐約法學院

"Rafael Art. Javier, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor of Psychology and the Director Inter-agencies Training and Research Initiatives, Director of the Post-Graduate Professional Development Programs and the Director of the Postdoctoral Certificate Programs in Forensic Psychology at St. John's University. Dr. Javier has presented at national and international conferences, including Europe, Latin and Central America and the Caribbean on psycholinguistic and psychoanalytic issues in research and treatment and on ethnic and cultural issues in psychoanalytic theories and practice, including on issues of violence and the impact on general cognitive and emotional functioning. He has published extensively on the subject including several co-edited books: "Reaching Across Boundaries of Culture and Class," "Domestic Violence" and "Personality Development and Psychotherapy in our Diverse Society: A Source Book" all published by Jason Aronson. The "Patterns of desire: Sexual diversity in psychoanalysis," coauthored with Dr. William Herron was published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. in the spring 2006. Early in 2007, he was the senior editor for the "Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners and Families," co-edited with Amanda Baden, Frank Biafora and Alina Camacho-Gingerich, published by Sage Publications. His book on "The Bilingual mind: Thinking, Feeling and Speaking in two Languages," was published in 2007 by Springer Publications. His most recent book "The Specialty competencies in Psychoanalysis in Psychology" was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press written with Dolores Morris and William Herron. His most recent book on "Understanding Domestic Violence: Theories, challenges, Remedies," co-edited with William Herron was published in 2018 by Rowman and Littlefield where the issue of trauma was front and center.

He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, the Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, and the Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research and the past co-editor of the Journal of the Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless. His current research activities include issues of violence and moral development, suicide in adolescents and young adults, and bilingualism. He holds a diplomate in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and another diplomate in psychoanalysis by the same board. He is visiting professor at the Universidad de la Cuenca del Plata, in Corrientes, Argentina and appointed "Profesor Honorario" by that university in March 2016. He is past President of the Forensic Division of the New York State Psychological Association. He is in private practice that has included forensic involvements for over 30 years.

Elizabeth Owen, Ph.D. is the Director of the Queens Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation Court Clinic. Earlier positions include being the Director of the Department of Forensic Psychiatry of Kings County Hospital Center, providing assessment and treatment to detainees on Rikers Island, as well as the Queens and Brooklyn Houses of Detention. A graduate of Columbia University's Clinical Psychology Doctoral program, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia, and an Adjunct Professor at St. John's University, teaching courses in the areas of psychopathology, forensic psychology, and clinical applications of social psychology. Dr. Owen has performed numerous evaluations in her 19 years of practice, testified frequently, and been deemed an expert in Clinical and Forensic Psychology in city, state, federal and immigration courts in New York. She has worked closely with the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice in New York City to help revolutionize the way competency evaluations are performed and processed in Queens County. She is past president of the Forensic Division of the New York State Psychological Association and will again be president in 2020. Publication topics include competency to stand trial, sovereign citizens, and how attorneys can best work as stand-by counsel. Extremist groups are a particular area of interest.

Jemour Maddux, Psy.D., ABPP is the Managing Director of Lamb and Maddux, LLC. Office of Psychological Services, Court Advisory Center. He is board certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. His areas of interest include the assessment of harm, risk and various abilities in family, civil, and police and public safety contexts. Primarily focused upon forensic practice, Dr. Maddux is an experienced evaluator having completed over 3,000 evaluations and affidavits. He has served on multiple national committees charged with developing various policy statements and practice guidelines used by forensic practitioners throughout the United States. Dr. Maddux is a board member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), which is the nation's leading professional organization for child-maltreatment professionals. He is also a past President of the Forensic Division of the New York State Psychological Association.

'Rafael Art. Javier, Ph.D., ABPP 是聖約翰大學心理學教授、跨機構訓練與研究計畫主任、研究生專業發展計畫主任以及法醫心理學博士後證書計畫主任。Javier博士曾在國內外會議上發表演講，包括歐洲、拉丁美洲、中美洲和加勒比地區，探討心理語言學和精神分析在研究與治療中的議題，以及精神分析理論和實踐中的族裔與文化問題，包括暴力問題及其對一般認知和情感功能的影響。他在該領域發表了大量著作，包括幾本合編書籍：《跨越文化與階級的界限》、《家庭暴力》和《我們多元社會中的人格發展與心理治療：資料來源書》，均由Jason Aronson出版。與William Herron博士共同撰寫的《欲望的模式：精神分析中的性多樣性》於2006年春季由Nova Science Publishers, Inc.出版。2007年初，他擔任《收養手冊：對研究者、從業者和家庭的影響》的主編，該書與Amanda Baden、Frank Biafora和Alina Camacho-Gingerich共同編輯，由Sage Publications出版。他的著作《雙語思維：用兩種語言思考、感受和表達》於2007年由Springer Publications出版。他最近的著作《心理學中的精神分析專業能力》於2015年由Oxford University Press出版，與Dolores Morris和William Herron共同撰寫。他最近的書籍《理解家庭暴力：理論、挑戰、解決方案》，與William Herron共同編輯，於2018年由Rowman and Littlefield出版，該書重點探討了創傷問題。

他是《心理語言學研究期刊》、《社會困擾與無家可歸者期刊》和《嬰兒、兒童與青少年心理治療期刊》的編輯委員會成員。他是《心理語言學研究期刊》的主編，並曾擔任《社會困擾與無家可歸者期刊》的共同編輯。他目前的研究活動包括暴力與道德發展、青少年和年輕人的自殺以及雙語能力。他持有美國專業心理學委員會的臨床心理學專業資格證書，並且同樣持有該委員會的精神分析專業資格證書。他是阿根廷科連特斯的Cuenca del Plata大學的訪問教授，並於2016年3月被該大學授予「榮譽教授」稱號。他曾擔任紐約州心理學會法醫部門的主席，並在私人執業中從事法醫相關工作超過30年。

Elizabeth Owen, Ph.D. 是皇后區法醫精神病評估法庭診所的主任。她之前的職位包括金斯縣醫院中心法醫精神病學部主任，負責對在瑞克斯島的被拘留者進行評估和治療，以及皇后區和布魯克林的拘留所。她是哥倫比亞大學臨床心理學博士課程的畢業生，現為哥倫比亞大學的兼任助理教授，以及聖約翰大學的兼任教授，教授心理病理學、法醫心理學和社會心理學的臨床應用等課程。Owen博士在19年的執業生涯中進行了大量評估，經常作證，並在紐約市、州、聯邦和移民法庭被認定為臨床和法醫心理學的專家。她與紐約市的市長刑事司法辦公室密切合作，幫助改革皇后區的能力評估執行和處理方式。她曾擔任紐約州心理學會法醫部門的主席，並將於2020年再次擔任主席。她的出版主題包括審判能力、主權公民以及律師如何最佳地作為待命顧問。極端主義團體是她特別感興趣的領域。

Jemour Maddux, Psy.D., ABPP是Lamb and Maddux, LLC心理服務辦公室的執行董事。他持有美國專業心理學委員會的法醫心理學專業認證，並且是美國法醫心理學學會的院士。他的興趣領域包括在家庭、民事、警察和公共安全背景下的傷害、風險和各種能力的評估。Maddux博士主要專注於法醫實踐，擁有超過3,000次評估和宣誓書的經驗。他曾在多個全國委員會任職，負責制定全美法醫從業者使用的各種政策聲明和實踐指導方針。Maddux博士是美國兒童虐待專業協會（APSAC）的董事會成員，該協會是全國領先的兒童虐待專業組織。他也是紐約州心理學會法醫部門的前主席。