Thomas Grisso, Ph.D., ABPP "Improving Psychologists' Assistance To Criminal Courts"

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Hartman Hotz Lectures in Law and Liberal Arts is please to announce a presentation by Thomas Grisso, Ph.D., ABPP (Forensic), from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., October 16, 2000, in Old Main's Giffels Auditorium at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Dr. Grisso is a leading authority of legal competencies in civil, criminal and juvenile law, the methods for improving forensice clinical assessments, and forensic mental health delivery systems. Among his primary research contributions have been empirical studies of youthful and adult defendants' capacities to waive Miranda rights, the analysis and development of standardized methods to improve clinicians' assessments of legal competencies to consent to treatment.

Currently on the faculty at the University of Massachussetts Medical School, Dr. Grisso is the author of numerous journal articles in clinical, applied developmental and forensic psychology, as well as books including "Evaluating Competencies" (1986), "Juveniles' Waiver of Rights" (1981), "Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations" (1988), "Understanding Aggressive Behavior in Children" (1996, edited with C. Ferris), "Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment" (1998, with Paul Appelbaum), "Forensic Evaluation of Juveniles" (1998), and "Youth On Trial" (2000, edited with Robert Schwartz).

"We are fortunate to have the Hartman Hotz Lecture Series to provide members of the UA campus and surrounding community with enriching and educationally stimulating lectures in law and liberal arts." Dean Robert B. Moberly, University of Arkansas School of Law.

A reception will follow the lecture.