This book focuses on "Changes in the Traditional Evaluative and Consultative Roles of the Forensic Psychiatrist and Psychologist". It also focuses on change that is related to the management and treatment of individuals who have had involvement with law enforcement systems.

This book explores the response of forensic psychiatry and psychology to changes over the last several decades. It presents the disciplines themselves as change agents that have shaped forensic work, public policy, and law. Topics include selected developments in forensic practice, the management and treatment of individuals who have had involvement with law enforcement systems, and the application of administrative principles to the management of forensic entities.