Peter Prebble Associates Ltd: Areas of Expertise
Forensic / Criminal Court Work
Many people accused of crimes come from vulnerable sections of the population and a psychological report often assists the Court to reach decisions which are just. Peter Prebble Associates works with both the defence and the prosecution in Magistrates and Crown Courts.
The following list details some of the issues which can be addressed by a psychological report:
→ Risk Assessment: the likelihood of further specific offending;
→ Effects of past events on the offending behaviour;
→ Suggestibility: the tendency to be overly influenced by others;
→ Assessment of psychological trauma on victims of crime;
→ Intellectual assessments: IQ, fitness to plead, capacity to understand proceedings and instruct a solicitor, 'appropriate adult' and Police and Criminal Evidence Act;
→ Effects of a custodial sentence on a vulnerable personality.