The Path Forward - Psychological Services in the Community with Justice-Involved Individuals and to Forensic Systems

The field of forensic psychology has traditionally been associated largely with forensic mental health evaluations prepared for consideration by courts and other entities, and far less attention has been paid to the development and dissemination of services and interventions that may be informed by such assessments. As a result, the majority of practitioners do not know how to go about pursuing such professional opportunities.

Responding to this need for more community-based services for justice-involved individuals and the lack of coordination, The Path Forward presents a detailed survey of different focus areas of professional forensic practice within community settings. These projects and psychological services are creative, expand boundaries, and offer a roadmap and a vision for the future of these areas as well as broadening awareness of what these services and projects are actually providing.

Covering the domains of assessment, intervention, consultation, and education, and written by leaders in the field, this edited volume offers detailed information about the development and delivery of key innovations and provides an excellent model for students, trainees, practitioners, clinical administrators, and others interested in cutting-edge work in this area.

List of contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction by Kirk Heilbrun and David DeMatteo


• Chapter 2. University Clinic-Based Forensic Mental Health Assessment by Daniel C. Murrie, Elisha Agee, and Sharon Kelley


• Chapter 3. Considering Intersectional Identity in Forensic Mental Health Assessment by Mina Ratkalkar


• Chapter 4. Conducting Forensic Mental Health Assessments with Youth: A Trauma-Informed Approach by Amanda D. Zelechoski, Carly L. Baetz, Kayla Thompson, Emma Roberts, and Emma Cenzon


• Chapter 5. Behavioral Threat Assessment in Schools by Dewey Cornell and Jordan Kerere


• Chapter 6. NYSAP, LLC: Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice by Thomas Grisso, Gina Vincent, and Ivan Kruh


• Chapter 7. Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Justice-Involved Individuals by Shelby Arnold, Lindsey Pinto, and Paul M. Grant


• Chapter 8. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interventions with Justice-Involved Individuals by Kirk Heilbrun, Hailey Fasone, Kellie Wiltsie, Heidi Zapotocky, Chelsea Jackson, and Tierney Huppert


• Chapter 9. An Intervention for Community Reentry Informed by Dialectical Behavior Therapy by Christopher M. King, Sana Vora, Savannah Cuellar, Jay Gonzales, and Barry Rosenfeld


• Chapter 10. Treating Trauma in Justice-Involved Girls by Apryl A. Alexander and Tracy Moran Vozar


• Chapter 11. Interventions among Criminal Justice Involved Persons with Mental Illness: Implementing Changing Lives and Changing Outcomes in Harris County by Daryl G. Kroner and Robert D. Morgan


• Chapter 12. Forensic Consultation by Joel A. Dvoskin


• Chapter 13. Cross-Systems Mapping Using the Sequential Intercept Model by Patricia A. Griffin, Kathleen Kemp, and Christy Giallella


• Chapter 14. Law Enforcement Consultation on Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) by Abigail S. Tucker and Karen Collins Rice


• Chapter 15. Consultation on Treatment Court Development and Implementation by Douglas B. Marlowe


• Chapter 16. Consultation and Program Development: Juvenile Probation by Amanda NeMoyer, Jeanne McPhee, Ilsa Papunen, Rena Kreimer, and Naomi Goldstein


• Chapter 17. Doctoral Training in Forensic Psychology by David DeMatteo, Haleh Kanani, Simone P. Grisamore, and Avery Chard


• Chapter 18. Internship and Postdoctoral Training in Forensic Psychology by Natalie M. Anumba, Heidi Putney, Jeffrey Burl, and Ashley Murray


• Chapter 19. Policy Research and Education Services: The Policy Research Associates (PRA) Approach by Sarah L. Desmarais, Elan C. Hope, Holley Davis, and Shannon M. Bader


• Chapter 20. Trauma-Informed Training for Correctional Officers by Robin Timme


• Chapter 21. Expert Witness Training by Stanley L. Brodsky


• Chapter 22. Protect International: A Company Focused on Violence and Other Adverse Behavior in Organizational Contexts by Stephen D. Hart


• Chapter 23. Psychological Services in the Community with Justice-Involved Individuals and Forensic Systems: Why We Are Optimistic by David DeMatteo and Kirk Heilbrun


• Index

About the author

Kirk Heilbrun is Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University. He is board certified in clinical psychology and in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He directs a forensic assessment clinic in the Drexel Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the Reentry Project, which provides assessment and treatment services to justice-involved individuals returning from federal prison as well as services to individuals under the jurisdiction of a federal mental health court and individuals who have been exonerated following conviction and incarceration.

David DeMatteo is Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at Drexel University. He is board certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology and the American Psychological Association. He is a former President of

the American Psychology-Law Society and the American Board of Forensic Psychology and is the Editor-in-Chief of Law and Human Behavior. He consults with city agencies, state agencies, legislators, correctional facilities, and law enforcement, and he conducts forensic mental health assessments of adults and adolescents.

Product details

• Assisted by: David DeMatteo (Editor), DeMatteo David (Editor), Kirk Heilbrun (Editor), Heilbrun Kirk (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 08.04.2026
• EAN: 9780197773000
• ISBN: 978-0-19-777300-0
• Illustrations: 7 figures, 5 tables, and 1 box
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine, Personal & public health, Forensic Medicine, Personal and public health / health education