forensic psychology
Dr. Clipson specializes in providing evaluations in criminal and civil cases. He has been involved in numerous high profile and media cases and has extensive experience conducting psychological and neuropsychological evaluations to address the following legal issues:
- Determination of the cause, type and extent of cognitive and/or emotional damages to a plaintiff in a civil case
- Violence risk assessment (including domestic violence)
- Assessment of accused and convicted sexual offenders, including Stoll evaluations
- Criminal cases involving brain injured or developmentally delayed clients
- Not guilty by reason of insanity evaluations
- Mitigation factors for sentencing, especially in capital or third-strike cases.
- Evaluations for state licensing board professionals
- Work-related assessments regarding mental health and/or substance abuse and the ability of the worker to perform their duties in a safe and effective manner
- Delinquency assessments, including risk of violence and sexual recidivism
- What is the level of incarceration, supervision and type of treatment needed to reduce the risk of future criminal acts in a person?
- Assessment of damages to victims of sexual, emotional or physical abuse
- Competency to stand trial
- Emotional damages due to sexual harassment in the workplace
- Determining the motivation for criminal offense
- Assessment of parents in family court for mental disorders, substance abuse disorders or risk of child abuse
- Assessment for mental health diversion services
- Assessment for veteran's court
- 707 evaluations (can a juvenile be tried as an adult)
- Pre-trial evaluations