Criminal and Forensic

MPA can offer individual assessment of ability and personality characteristics of child, adolescent and adult defendants who may come before the courts.

In some cases the issues may be to do with their understanding of the nature of alleged offence or their capacity to understand and communicate in the context of the criminal investigations or at trial. The issues may involve obtaining information in the following areas:

  • General Cognitive Abilities - Severe and Significant Mental Impairments
  • Language and Communication
  • Listening Comprehension and Verbal Expression
  • Literacy Skills, Reading Comprehension and Document Understanding
  • Interrogative Suggestibility
  • Compliance and Acquiescence
  • Practical Reasoning Skills
  • Personality Assessment
  • Motivation
  • Social Understanding, Social Skills and Emotional Intelligence

Please feel free to contact us for quotes or further information.