Psychological Injury and Law

Psychological Injury and Law httosildciorg/10.1007/s12207-020-09386-7 Evaluating the Effects of Repeated Psychological Injury: an Introduction to the Special Issue Tyson D Bailey' • Lisa Rocchio2 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020 Trauma-informed forensic psychology is an intersection of two specialized practice areas, both requiring advanced knowledge and a continually evolving understanding of psy- chological and legal constructs (Dalenberg, Straus. & Ardill, 2017; Frankel, 2009: Frankel & Dalenberg. 2006). In essence, functioning effectively in the psycholegal world requires one to maintain a bicultural stance that navigates systems that are not always compatible. Given the high prevalence of traumat- ic events (see articles in this section for review), forensic prac- titioners are quite likely to be asked to evaluate individuals who have experienced trauma and its effects, whether or not it is known to the person requesting the evaluatio