Dr. James provides expert forensic evaluations, case consultation, subject matter expert testimony, and work product review for juvenile dependency, state criminal, and federal criminal cases. Dr. James also provides services in civil litigation. Dr. James is experienced in completing evaluations in capital and non-capital murder cases. These evaluations include mitigation, mental state at the time (diminished capacity, insanity), and sex-offender recidivism for juveniles and adults. Dr. James, as a military veteran, has special expertise in the assessment of active duty and veteran populations charged with serious crimes. Dr. James also provides trial consultation on cases involving child abuse allegations and child forensic interviewing and has done so nationally. Dr. James reviews the forensic interviews and compares them to published practice guidelines. She aids in assisting attorneys in preparation for direct and cross examination of child forensic interviewers and other mental health expert witnesses. Dr. James also is an expert at threat assessment, most specifically school threat assessment, and provides expert consultation and trial preparation or threat assessments in federal cases as well as juvenile cases. Other areas of expertise include parenting capacity evaluations and reviews thereof, and custody evaluations. Dr. James consults on cases state-wide.
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Dr. James provides expert forensic evaluations, case consultation, subject matter expert testimony, and work product review for juvenile dependency, state criminal, and federal criminal cases. Dr. James also provides services in civil litigation. Dr. James is experienced in completing evaluations in capital and non-capital murder cases. These evaluations include mitigation, mental state at the time (diminished capacity, insanity), and sex-offender recidivism for juveniles and adults. Dr. James, as a military veteran, has special expertise in the assessment of active duty and veteran populations charged with serious crimes. Dr. James also provides trial consultation on cases involving child abuse allegations and child forensic interviewing and has done so nationally. Dr. James reviews the forensic interviews and compares them to published practice guidelines. She aids in assisting attorneys in preparation for direct and cross examination of child forensic interviewers and other mental health expert witnesses. Dr. James also is an expert at threat assessment, most specifically school threat assessment, and provides expert consultation and trial preparation or threat assessments in federal cases as well as juvenile cases. Other areas of expertise include parenting capacity evaluations and reviews thereof, and custody evaluations. Dr. James consults on cases state-wide.