Services | Chan Forensic Psychology

Psychological Evaluations and Expert Witness Testimony

Competency

Assesses for a defendant’s present abilities for factual and rational understanding, and their present abilities for rational assist to counsel.
Criminal Responsibility

Examines sanity at the time of the alleged offense. Examines if an individual’s sanity has been restored and if they are suitable for conditional release or in some cases, unconditional discharge.
Mental Health Diversion

Assesses for the potential presence of a psychiatric diagnosis and symptoms that contributed to the alleged offense, and whether the defendant is suitable for community treatment.
Sexual Offense

Addresses static and dynamic risk factors related to sexual offending, child pornography offenses, sexual deviance, Stoll evaluations, and PC 288.1 evaluations
Violence Risk

Examines static and dynamic risk factors in providing an opinion on one’s risk for violence.
Juvenile Sexual Offense

Specialized static and dynamic assessment instruments for justice involved youth who committed, or is alleged to have committed, a sexual offense.
Juvenile Delinquency

Evaluation of justice involved youth focusing on potential trauma, undue influences, immaturity, psychiatric functioning, and treatment recommendations.
Juvenile Dependency

Evaluations of minors and adults involved in family reunification.
Immigration

Risk evaluations for justice involved individuals facing deportation. Mitigating factors in deportation proceedings.
POST Evaluations

Pre-employment and second opinion psychological evaluations for public safety personnel.
Civil and Administrative Law

Provide consultations, evaluations, testimony and depositions, in tort and professional licensing board matters.