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Lees-Haley, Paul R. – Assessment, 1997
Converging lines of evidence suggest that attorneys are influencing data relied on by psychological experts in forensic cases, usually by advising clients how to respond to psychological tests or by prompting them in other ways. This article alerts psychologists to this threat to the validity of psychological and neuropsychological evaluations.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Evidence (Legal), Lawyers, Neuropsychology