Assessments for the Criminal Court and Prison Services

I provide expert witness assessments and reports for the Criminal Court, Parole Board and Prison Services on topics including the following:

Violence risk assessment
Risk of intimate partner violence
Gang-related violence
Assessment of protective factors
Risk management and treatment planning
Fitness to plead or stand trial
Suitability for release and progression
Suggestibility
Malingering
Personality disorders
Mental health, including trauma, and impact on risk and psychological functioning
Substance misuse and impact on risk
Intellectual and memory functioning
Neuropsychological assessment
Impact of neuropsychological functioning on offending risk
Mental capacity

Fees:

Fees are charged at Legal Aid rates. Once a case is discussed with me, I will send an estimation of fees as soon as possible.

Average timescale for the completion of assessment and filing of report is between 4 and 6 weeks of receipt of the Letter of Instruction and papers.