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Ph.D.: University of Illinois, 1977 (Clinical/community Psychology)
B.S.: Arizona State University, 1971 (Psychology)
Major Interests:
Law and psychology; Clinical and community psychology
CURRENT POSITIONS
1984 present Professor of Psychology, Simon Fraser University (SFU)1991 present Director, Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, SFU
1995 present Adjunct Professor, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
1981 1997 Director, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program (SFU). Accredited by the American Psychological Association (1984) and the Canadian Psychological Association (1986)1984 1985 Visiting Professor, Arizona State University, Department of Psychology
1980 1984 Associate Professor of Psychology and Criminology, SFU
1978 1986 Director, Criminology Research Centre, SFU
1977 1980 Assistant Professor of Psychology and Criminology, SFU
1975 1977 Program Specialist, National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture, Champaign, Illinois
1973 1974 Co-director, Personal Contact Program (use of college students as providers of innovative services with former mental patients)
1971 1972 Psychology Assistant, Department of Education, Mental Health Technology, Arizona State Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Registered Psychologist, British Columbia College of Psychologists (#906)Member, Surrey Pretrial Services Centre Mental Health Program Management Committee (1991present)
Member, Executive Committee, European Association of Psychology and Law
Member, Executive Committee, American Psychology-Law Society (1988present; served as president in 1993-94)
Senior Research Consultant, British Columbia Forensic Services Commission (1985 present)
Founding Chair, Board of Directors, Family Violence Institute of British Columbia (1988-1993); Member, Board of Directors (1993present)
Member, Subcommittee on the Mental Disorder Project of the Criminal Code Review, Canadian Psychological Association Section on Criminal Justice Systems (1983-1985)
Consultant, M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, Vancouver) (1982-1985)
Member, Board of Directors, Elizabeth Fry Society (1978-1980)
Member, Citizen's Advisory Board to Corrections in British Columbia (1978-1980)
Member, Subcommittee on Psychologists and the Law of the Professional Affairs Committee, Canadian Psychological Association (1978-1980)
HONORS and AWARDS President, American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41 of the American Psychological Association), 1993-94Simon Fraser University Research Professorship, 1988-89
Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association, since 1986
Fellow, American Psychological Association, since 1984
Leave Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 1984-1985
Certificate of Merit, 1982 American Bar Association Gavel Awards Competition, for the book, Competency to Stand Trial (with S. L. Golding)
Social Issues Dissertation Award (Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues), 1977. Award was for "the best psychological dissertation concerned with social issues."
Consulting Psychology Research Award (American Psychological Association, Division 13), 1977. Award was for "the most fruitful research of the year related to consultation."
U. S. Public Health Service Traineeship in Clinical Psychology (1972-73; 1974-75)
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 1999 2002 Burnaby Correctional Centre for Women, for the provision of mental health screening services ($68,000).1999 2000 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to organize an Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "Multi-Problem Violent Youth: A Foundation for Comparative Research on Needs, Interventions and Outcomes" ($62,000; with R. R. Corrado).
1998 1999 Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Forensic Mental Health Research and Training Network ($175,000, with S. D. Hart, J. R. P. Ogloff, and W. Krane).
1998 2002 Vancouver Pretrial Services Center, for the provision of mental health screening services for the Surrey Mental Health Project ($210,987).
1996 1999 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. "Assessing Fitness to Stand Trial: Studies on the Reliability and Validity of the Fitness Interview TestRevised" ($67,000).
1998 2001 British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, for research and training projects with forensic services ($329,000).
1996 1997 British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, for research and training projects with forensic services ($158,000; with M. M. Moretti, C. D. Webster).
1997 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Small Grant Program). "A Comparative Study of Forensic Assessments in Canada and Italy" ($4993).
1995 Department of Justice, for a study of remands for pretrial evaluations in British Columbia ($5200; with S. D. Hart and J. R. P. Ogloff).
1994 2002 Surrey Pretrial Services Center, for the provision of mental health screening services for the Surrey Mental Health Project ($350,000).
1994 British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, for a follow-up study of Surrey Pretrial Mental Health Project participants ($13,000; with J. R. P. Ogloff).
1993 1994 John Howard Society, for a study of the feasibility of a residential facility for a forensic population ($14,941).
1992 1995 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. "The Impact of Mental Disorder on Legal Competencies and Pretrial Release Decisions: Implications for Public Policy" ($126,788).
1993 Department of Justice, for a study of the impact of Bill C-30 on remands and assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility ($9969; with J. R. P. Ogloff).
1992 1993 British Columbia Corrections Branch, for an evaluation of the Vancouver Metro Region Disordered Offender Project ($35,000).
1992 Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, for the development of a training program for correctional officers and nurses ($46,600).
1991 1994 Department of Justice, for a study of the impact of proposed changes in release procedures for defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity ($75,000; with J.R.P. Ogloff and M. Moretti).
1991 1992 BC Ministry of Solicitor General, for a survey of domestic violence ($29,500; with J. R. P. Ogloff).
1991 1992 President's Research Grant, for the establishment of a research team for the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute ($10,730).
1991 1992 Steel Fund, for a study of co-occurring disorders in a pretrial population ($8300).
1991 1992 British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, for the development of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute to provide research and training in the area of law and mental health ($60,000).
1989 1991 British Columbia Health Research Foundation, for a study of the prevalence and detection of mental disorder in a pretrial jail ($61,000; with R. Corrado and D. Cox).
1989 1990 Health and Welfare Canada, for the preparation of an edited book based on papers presented at a conference on family violence ($15,000; with D. Dutton and V. F. Sacco).
1988 1991 SFU Special Research Fund, for a study of the impact of child sexual abuse on a rural community ($18,000).
1986 1987 President's Research Grant, for a study of the impact of child sexual abuse on psychological functioning ($2,500).
1979 1986 Solicitor General, for the development and operation of the Criminology Research Centre ($450,000).
1984 1985 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Leave Fellowship ($15,500).
1982 1984 Solicitor General, for an evaluation of a robbery prevention program ($48,000; with J. Winterdyk).
1980 1982 Ministry of Justice, for a collaborative project with Dr. Chris Webster of the Metropolitan Toronto Forensic Services, for a study of fitness assessment models ($27,000).
1980 1982 National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Crime and Delinquency, for a study of methods for the assessment of competency to stand trial ($213,000; with S. L. Golding and J. Schreiber).
1979 1981 Solicitor General, for an analysis of the Vancouver Victimization Survey ($43,000; with R. R. Corrado and W. Glackman).
1979 1981 North Fraser Regional Corrections Dept. for an evaluation of two specialized correctional programs for young offenders ($30,000; with M. Shea).
1979 1981 British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, for a study of the reliability and validity of legal/mental health decision making ($47,000; with D. Eaves).
1979 1980 Dept. of Health, Promotion and Prevention Directorate. "Family Violence." ($10,000; with W. Glackman).
1978 1979 President's Research Grant, Simon Fraser University. "An Analysis of Competency to Stand Trial Procedures." ($4,500).
1977 1979 Solicitor General. "An Evaluation of the House of Concord, a Program for Juvenile Offenders." ($10,000; with S. Ksionzky).
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Series Editor, Perspectives in Law and Psychology. This is a book series sponsored by the American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41 of the American Psychological Association) and published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press. I have been series editor since 1996. The following books have been published or are in preparation in the series under my editorship:Grisso, T., & Borum, R. Evaluating competencies.
Haney, C. Capital punishment as a sociolegal system:Empirical studies of death-based justice.
Haney, C. Psychological jurisprudence: Law, behavior, and the promise of legal change.
Oberlander, L. Parenting evaluations for the court.Poythress, N., Bonnie, R., Monahan, J., Otto, R., & Hoge, S. K. Adjudicative competence: The MacArthur studies.
Roesch, R., Hart, S. D., & Ogloff, J. R. P. (Eds.). (1999). Psychology and law: The state of the discipline. Volume 10 in the series. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
van Koppen, P. J., & Penrod, S. D. Adversarial versus inquisitorial justice.
Wiener, R. A social analytic examination of sexual harassment law, policy, and research.
Woolard, J., & Reppucci, N. D. Juvenile accountability.
Wrightsman, L. (1999). Judicial decision making: Is psychology relevant? Volume 11 in the series. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Editor, Journal of Forensic Mental Health, a semi-annual journal of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services.
Editor, Law and Human Behavior, a bi-monthly journal of the American Psychology-Law Society (1988-1996)
Current or past Editorial Board member of the following journals:
Legal and Criminological Psychology (1996-present)
Empirical and Applied Criminal Justice Research (1999-present)
Behavioral Sciences & the Law (1992- 2000)
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health (1991-1999)
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry (1988-1992)
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (1983-1992)
Social Action and the Law (1982-1990)
American Journal of Community Psychology (1981-1984)
PUBLICATIONS
A. Books, Edited Volumes, and Edited Journals
Corrado, R. R., Roesch, R., Hart, S. D., & Gierowski, J. (in preparation). Multi-problem violent youth: A foundation for comparative research on needs, interventions, and outcomes. Amsterdam: IOS Press.Roesch, R., Corrado, R. R., & Dempster, R. (Eds.). (2001). Psychology in the courts: International advances in knowledge. London: Routledge.
Eaves, D., Roesch, R., & Ogloff, J. R. P. (Eds.). (2000). International perspectives on forensic mental health systems. A special double issue of International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 23 (Number 5-6, pp. 429-663).
Eaves, D., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Roesch, R. (Eds.). (2000). Mental disorders and the Criminal Code: Legal background and contemporary perspectives. Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University.Roesch, R., Hart, S. D., & Ogloff, J. R. P. (Eds.). (1999). Psychology and law: The state of the discipline. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., Eaves, D., & Webster, C. D. (1998). The Fitness Interview Test (revised edition). Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University.
Translated into French by Anne Croker, University of Montreal.
Translated into Spanish by Jorge Folino, University of LaPlata, Argentina.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Roesch, R., & Eaves, D. (Eds.). (1995). International perspectives on mental health research in the criminal justice system. A special issue of International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 18 (Whole issue No. 1).
Roesch, R., Dutton, D., & Sacco, V. F. (Eds.). (1990). Family violence: Perspectives on treatment, research, and policy. Burnaby, B.C.: British Columbia Family Violence Institute.
Roesch, R., & Freeman, R. J. (Eds.). (1989). Mental disorder and the criminal justice system. A special double issue of International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 12 (Numbers 2 and 3).
Roesch, R. (Ed.). (1988). Community psychology and the law. A special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology, 16, (No. 4).
Roesch, R., Webster, C. D., & Eaves, D. (1984). The Fitness Interview Test: A method for assessing fitness to stand trial. Toronto: University of Toronto Centre of Criminology.
Roesch, R., & Corrado, R. R. (Eds.). (1981). Evaluation and criminal justice policy. Beverly Hills: Sage.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1980). Competency to stand trial. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1977). A systems analysis of competency to stand trial procedures: Implications for forensic services in North Carolina. Urbana, IL: National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture, University of Illinois.
B. Articles and Chapters
Viljoen, J. L., Roesch, R., & Eaves, D. (in press). Canadian mentally disordered offender legislation: Obstacles and advances. In E. Blaauw, M. Hoeve, & G. Vincent (Eds.), Mentally disordered offenders: International perspectives on how to deal with criminally irresponsible offenders. Den Haag: Elsevier.Zapf, P. A., Viljoen, J. L., Poythress, N. G., Roesch, R., & Whittemore, K. E. (in press). Competency: Past, present, and future. In J. R. P. Ogloff (Ed.), The state of the field of psychology and law: Presidential initiative. NY: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (in press). A comparison of the MacCAT-CA and the FIT for making determinations of competency to stand trial. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry.
Zapf, P. A., Roesch, R., & Boddy, J. L. (in press). The utility of the Fitness Interview Test (revised edition) for assessing fitness to stand trial. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
Folino, J. O., Castillo, J., & Roesch, R. (2001). Evalucion de capacidad para actuar en proceso penal en Argentina y adaptacion de una escala Canadiense Fitness Interview Test, Revised Edition. Medicina Forense Argentina, 24, 26-31.
Roesch, R., & Boddy, J. L. (2001). Competency to stand trial. In W. E. Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (Vol. 1, pp. 335-337). New York: Wiley.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. (2001). Psychology and the law. In W. E. Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (Vol. 3, pp. 1295-1302). New York: Wiley.
Samra, J., & Roesch, R. (2001). Conditional release attitudes: Laypersons' perceptions of the purposes, effectiveness, and acceptability of early release by offense type. In R. Roesch, R. R. Corrado, & R. J. Dempster (Eds.), Psychology in the courts: International advances in knowledge. London: Routledge.
Zapf, P., & Roesch, R. (2001). A comparison of American and Canadian conceptualizations of competence to stand trial. In R. Roesch, R. R. Corrado, & R. J. Dempster (Eds.), Psychology in the courts: International advances in knowledge. London: Routledge.
Arboleda-Florez, J., Nussbaum, D., Ohayon, M. M., Roesch, R. (2000). Research on the impact of the 1992 Criminal Code amendments on remands for fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility. In D. Eaves, J. R. P. Ogloff, & R. Roesch (Eds.), Mental disorders and the Criminal Code: Legal background and contemporary perspectives (pp. 101-160). Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute.
Blaauw E., Roesch, R., & Kerkhof, A. (2000). Mental health in European prison systems: What arrangements have countries made to deal with mental disorders in jails and prisons? International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 23, 649-663.
Corrado, R. R., Cohen, I., Hart, S. D., & Roesch, R. (2000). Diagnosing mental disorders in offenders: Conceptual and methodological issues. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 10, 29-39.
Corrado, R. R., Cohen, I. M., Roesch, R., & Hart, S. D. (2000). Comparative examination of the prevalence of mental disorders among jailed inmates in Canada and the United States. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 23, 633-647.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Roesch, R., & Eaves, D. (2000). International perspective on forensic mental health systems. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 23, 429-431.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Roesch, R., Hart, S. D., Moretti, M., & Eaves, D. (2000). Status review of persons formerly found not guilty by reason of insanity in British Columbia. In D. Eaves, J. R. P. Ogloff, & R. Roesch (Eds.), Mental disorders and the Criminal Code: Legal background and contemporary perspectives (pp. 207-240). Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Eaves, D., & Roesch, R. (2000). The mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code: Background and overview. In D. Eaves, J. R. P. Ogloff, & R. Roesch (Eds.), Mental disorders and the Criminal Code: Legal background and contemporary perspectives (pp. 3-17). Burnaby, BC: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute.
Roesch, R. (2000). Forensic psychology. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 383-386). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.
Roesch, R., & Carr, G. (2000). Psychology in the international community: Perspectives on peace and development. In J. Rappaport & E. Seidman (Eds.), Handbook of community psychology (pp. 811-831). NY: Kluwer Acadmeic/Plenum.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2000). Competency issues in civil and criminal law: A comparison of competency measures. In A. Czerederecka, T. Jaskiewicz-Obydzinska, & J. Wojcikiewicz (Eds.), Forensic psychology and law (pp. 34-40). Krakow, Poland: Institute of Forensic Research.
Samra-Grewal, J., & Roesch, R. (2000). The Parole Attitudes Scale (PAS): Development of a 15-item scale to assess attitudes toward conditional release. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 42, 157-175.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2000). Mental competency evaluations: Guidelines for judges. Court Review, 37, 28-35.
Lymburner, J. A., & Roesch, R. (1999). The insanity defense: Five years of research (1993-1997). International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 22, 213-240.
Golding, S. L., Skeem, J. L., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (1998). The assessment of criminal responsibility: Current controversies. In I. B. Weiner & A. K. Hess (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (2nd ed.; pp. 379-408). NY: Wiley.
Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., Zapf, P. A., Hart, S. D., & Otto, R. (1998). Jail and prison inmates. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Comprehensive clinical psychology: Applications in diverse populations (pp. 85-104). Oxford: Elsevier.
Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., Golding, S. L., & Skeem, J. L. (1998). Defining and assessing competency to stand trial. In I. B. Weiner & A. K. Hess (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (2nd ed.; pp. 327-349). NY: Wiley.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1998). Fitness to stand trial: Characteristics of remands since the 1992 Criminal Code amendments. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 43,287-293.
Bersoff, D., Goodman-Delahunty, J., Grisso, J. T., Hans, V. P., Poythress, N. G., & Roesch, R. (1997). Training in law and psychology: Models from the Villanova conference. American Psychologist, 52, 1301-1310.
Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., Hart, S. D., Dempster, R. J., Zapf, P. A., & Whittemore, K. E. (1997). The impact of Canadian Criminal Code changes on assessments of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 42, 509-514.
Whittemore, K. E., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Roesch, R. (1997). An investigation of competency to participate in legal proceedings in Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 42, 869-875.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1997). Assessing fitness to stand trial: A comparison of institution-based evaluations and a brief screening interview. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 16, 53-66.
Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (1997). Alternatives to inpatient evaluations of fitness to stand trial. Analise Psicologica, 15, 419-424.
Cox, D. N., Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (1996). Psychological perspectives on criminality. In R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (3rd ed., pp. 237-263). Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Revision published in R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (1999, 4th ed., pp. 238-269). Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Roesch, R., & Hart, S. D., & Zapf, P. (1996). Conceptualizing and assessing competency to stand trial: Implications and applications of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Model. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2, 96-113.
Roesch, R., & Ogloff, J. R. P. (1996). Settings for providing civil and criminal mental health services. In B. D. Sales & S. A. Shah (Eds.), Mental health and law: Research, policy and services (pp. 191-218). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Zapf, P. A., Roesch, R., & Hart, S. D. (1996). An examination of the relationship of homelessness to mental disorder, criminal behavior, and health care in a pretrial jail population. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 41, 435-440.
Roesch, R. (1995). Epilogue: Psychology, law, and the family. In G. B. Melton (Ed.), The individual, the family, and social good: Personal fulfillment in times of change (Volume 42 of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation Series, pp. 173-186). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Roesch, R. (1995). Creating change in the legal system: Contributions from community psychology. Law and Human Behavior, 19, 325-343.
Roesch, R. (1995). Mental health interventions in pretrial jails. In G. M. Davies, S. Lloyd-Bostock, M. McMurran, & C. Wilson (Eds.), Psychology, law and criminal justice: International developments in research and practice (pp. 520-531). Berlin: De Greuter.
Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Eaves, D. (1995). Mental health research in the criminal justice system: The need for common approaches and international perspectives. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 18, 1-14.
Hart, S. D., Kropp, P. R., Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Whittemore, K. (1994). Wife assault in community-resident offenders. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 36, 435-436.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Roesch, R., & Hart, S. D. (1994). Mental health services in jails and prisons: Legal, clinical, and policy issues. Law and Psychology Review, 18, 109-136.
Hart, S. D., Roesch, R., Corrado, R. R., & Cox, D. N. (1993). The Referral Decision Scale: A validation study. Law and Human Behavior, 17, 611-623.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Roberts, C. F., & Roesch, R. (1993). The insanity defense: Legal standards and clinical assessment. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 2, 163-178.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Roesch, R., & Hart, S. D. (1993). Screening, assessment, and identification of services for mentally ill offenders. In H. J. Steadman & J. J. Cocozza (Eds.), Mental illness in America's prisons (pp. 61-90). Seattle, WA: National Coalition for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System.
Roesch, R., Hart, S. J., & Wilson, L. J. (1993). Legal responses to wife assault: Summary and future prospects. In N. Z. Hilton (Ed.), Legal responses to wife assault: Current trends and evaluation (pp. 289-305). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Roesch, R., Ogloff, J. R. P., & Golding, S. L. (1993). Competency to stand trial: Legal and clinical issues. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 2, 43-51.
Cox, D. N., & Roesch, R. (1992). Psychological perspectives on criminality. In R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (2nd ed., pp. 213-237). Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Keilitz, I., & Roesch, R. (1992). Improving justice and mental health systems interactions: In search of a new paradigm. Law and Human Behavior, 16, 5-26.
Ogloff, J. R. P., & Roesch, R. (1992). Using community mental health centers to provide comprehensive mental health services to local jails. In J. R. P. Ogloff (Ed.), Law and psychology: Broadening of the discipline (pp. 241-260). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Roesch, R., Golding, S. L., Hans, V. P., & Reppucci, N. D. (1991). Social science and the courts: The role of amicus curiae briefs. Law and Human Behavior, 15, 1-11.
Freeman, R. J., & Roesch, R. (1991). Psycholegal education: Training for forum and function. In D. K. Kagehiro & W. Laufer (Eds.), Handbook of psychology and law (pp. 567-576). NY: Springer-Verlag.
Ogloff, J. R. P., Tien, G., Roesch, R., & Eaves, D. (1991). A model for the provision of jail mental health services: An integrative, community-based approach. Journal of Mental Health Administration, 18, 209-222.
Kowaz, A., Roesch, R., & Friezen, W. (1990). Personal needs and social goals: Issues in professional involvement with self-help groups. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 9, 63-73.
Roesch, R. (1990). A incidência e detecção de perturbaçôes mentais em detidos cumprindo medida pré-sentencial: Um modelo para investigação. An original article translated in Portuguese and published in Analise Psicologica, 8, 211-219.
Roesch, R., & Freeman, R. J. (1989). Introduction. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 12, 99-103.
Freeman, R. J., & Roesch, R. (1989). Mental disorder and the criminal justice system: A review. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 12, 105-115.
Kropp, P. R., Cox, D., Roesch, R., & Eaves, D. (1989). The perceptions of correctional officers toward mentally disordered offenders. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 12, 181-188.
Roesch, R. (1988). Community psychology and the law. American Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 451-463.
Roesch, R. (1988). Psychology and peace. Journal of Baha'i Studies, 1, 47-59.
Golding, S. L., & Roesch, R. (1988). Competency for adjudication: An international analysis. In D. N. Weisstub (Ed.), Law and mental health: International perspectives (Vol. 4, pp. 73-109). NY: Pergamon.
Schreiber, J., Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1987). An evaluation of procedures for assessing competency to stand trial. Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 15, 187-203.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1987). Defining and assessing competency to stand trial. In I. B. Weiner & A. K. Hess (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (pp. 378-394). NY: Wiley.
Roesch, R. (1987). Psychological theories. In R. Linden (Ed.), Criminology: A Canadian perspective (pp. 138-154). Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Golding, S. L., & Roesch, R. (1987). The assessment of criminal responsibility: A historical approach to a current controversy. In I. B. Weiner & A. K. Hess (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (pp. 395-436). NY: Wiley.
Roesch, R., Grisso, T., & Poythress, N. G., Jr. (1986). Training programs, courses, and workshops in psychology and law. In M. F. Kaplan (Ed.), The impact of social psychology on procedural justice (pp.83-108). Springfield, Ill.: Thomas.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1986). Amnesia and competency to stand trial: A review of legal and clinical issues. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 4, 87-97.
Roesch, R., & Foisy, D. J. (1986). Evaluating criminal justice interventions: The myth of reform. In E. Seidman & J. Rappaport (Eds.), Redefining social problems (pp. 201-216). NY: Plenum.
Roesch, R., & Winterdyk, J. (1986). The implementation of a robbery information/prevention program for convenience stores. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 28, 279-290.
Summary reprinted in Resource News, 1987, 12, 24-25.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1985). Who is competent to stand trial?: The lawyer's evolving role. Trial, 21 (9), 40-45.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1985). The impact of deinstitutionalization. In D. P. Farrington & J. Gunn (Eds.), Current research in forensic psychiatry and psychology: Aggression and dangerousness (pp. 209-239). NY: Wiley.
Roesch, R., Jackson, M. A., Sollner, R., Eaves, D., Webster, C.D., & Glackman, W. (1984). The Fitness (To Stand Trial) Interview Test: How four professions rate videotaped fitness interviews. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 7, 115-131.
Golding, S. L., Roesch, R., & Schreiber, J. (1984). Assessment and conceptualization of competency to stand trial: Preliminary data on the Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview. Law and Human Behavior, 8, 321-334.
Golding, S. L., & Roesch, R. (1984). The Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview. Division of Psychology and Law Newsletter, 4 (1), 8-9.
Menzies, R. J., Webster, C. D., Roesch, R., Jensen, F. A. S., & Eaves, D. (1984). The Fitness Interview Test: A semi-structured instrument for assessing competency to stand trial, with a proposal for its implementation. Medicine and Law, 3, 151-162.
Roesch, R. (1984). Psychology and the law. In R. J. Corsini (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology (Volume 3, pp. 142-146). NY: Wiley.
Roesch, R. (1984). Competency to stand trial. In R. J. Corsini (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 259-261). NY: Wiley.
Roesch, R., & Corrado, R. R. (1983). Criminal justice system interventions. In E. Seidman (Ed.), Handbook of social intervention (pp. 385-407). Beverly Hills: Sage.
Roesch, R. (1982). Community psychology and the criminal justice system: Alternative directions for psychologists. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 1, 44-54.
Reprinted in E. M. Bennett & B. Trute (Eds.). (1985). Theoretical and empirical advances in community mental health (pp. 77-87). NY: Mellen.
Winterdyk, J., & Roesch, R. (1982). A wilderness experiential program as an alternative for probationers: An evaluation. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 24, 39-49.
Eaves, D., Roesch, R., Glackman, W., & Vallance, S. (1982). Attitudes of the legal profession to the Law Reform Commission recommendations on fitness to stand trial. Criminal Law Quarterly, 24, 233-243.
Roesch, R., Eaves, D., Sollner, R., Normandin, M., & Glackman, W. (1981). Evaluating fitness to stand trial: A comparative analysis of fit and unfit defendants. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 4, 145-157.
Roesch, R. (1981). Research on the confinement and treatment of unfit defendants: Implications for decision makers. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 23, 451-458.
Roesch, R., & Corrado, R. R. (1981). Evaluation and criminal justice policy. In R. Roesch & R. R. Corrado (Eds.), Evaluation and criminal justice policy (pp. 7-16). Beverly Hills: Sage.
Corrado, R. R., Roesch, R., Glackman, W., Evans, J. L., & Leger, G. T. (1980). Lifestyles and personal victimization: A test of the model with Canadian survey data. Journal of Crime and Justice, 3, 129-139.
Stevens, H., & Roesch, R. (1980). The response of the Canadian Psychological Association to the Law Reform Commission Report on Mental Disorder in the Criminal Process. Criminal Reports, 16, 21-39.
Roesch, R. (1979). Determining competency to stand trial: An examination of evaluation procedures in an institutional setting. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 47, 542-550.
Roesch, R., & Golding, S. L. (1979). Treatment and disposition of defendants found incompetent to stand trial: A review and a proposal. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 2, 349-370.
Roesch, R. (1979). The evaluation of pretrial diversion programs: A response. Crime & Delinquency, 25, 503-508.
Roesch, R. & Corrado, R. R. (1979). The policy implications of evaluation research: Some issues raised by the Fishman study of rehabilitation and diversion services. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 70, 530-541.
Roesch, R. (1979). Pretrial interventions in the criminal justice system. In T. R. Sarbin (Ed.), Challenges to the criminal justice system: The perspectives of community psychology (pp. 84-116). NY: Human Sciences Press.
Roesch, R. & Golding, S. L. (1978). Legal and judicial interpretation of competency to stand trial statutes and procedures. Criminology, 16, 420-429.
Roesch, R. (1978). Fitness to stand trial: Some comments on the Law Reform Commission's proposed procedures. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 20, 450-455.
Roesch, R. (1978). Competency to stand trial and court outcome. Criminal Justice Review, 3, 45-56.
Roesch, R. (1978). Does adult diversion work?: The failure of research in criminal justice. Crime and Delinquency, 24, 72-80.
Roesch, R. (1978). A brief, immediate screening interview to determine competency to stand trial: A feasibility study. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 5, 241-248.
Roesch, R. (1977). Competency to stand trial: An analysis of legal/mental health issues and procedures and a proposal for change. Division of Consulting Psychology Newsletter, 29, 23-27.
Reprinted in Social Action and the Law, 1978, 4, 39-42.
Roesch, R. (1976). Predicting the effects of pretrial intervention programs: A method for planning and decision-making. Federal Probation, 40, 32-36.
Roesch, R. (1972). An organizational feedback system for improved mental health worker performance. Journal of Mental Health Technology, 1, (No. 1), 6-15
Foster, F. D., & Roesch, R. (1972). Strategy for licensure of mental health workers. Journal of Mental Health Technology, 1 (No. 2), 7-15.
Rimm, D., Roesch, R., Perry, R. & Peebles, C. (1971). Effects of blank versus noninformative feedback and "right" and "wrong" on response repetition in paired associate learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 88, 26-30.
C. Book Reviews and Miscellaneous Publications
Turner, R.A., Roesch, R., Krane, W. R., Cox, D.N., & Tonkin, R. S. (1999). Risk and protective factors for propensity for suicide among Canadian First Nations adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 25, 110. (abstract)Roesch, R., & Goodman-Delahunty, J. (1998). Debate on forensic psychology as a specialization: Position against. American Psychology-Law Society News, 18 (No. 2), 37-38.
Roesch, R. (1998). A talk with Ron Roesch. In M. T. Nietzel, M. L. Speltz, E. A. McCauley, & D. A. Bernstein, Abnormal psychology (p. 644). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Roesch, R. (1996). The Surrey Mental Health Project. The International Innovator, 1, 4-5.
Wiener, R. L., & Roesch, R. (1996). Successful science does not come easily. American Psychology-Law Society News, 16 (No. 1), 22-23.
Roesch, R. (1994). President's column. American Psychology-Law Society News, 14 (No. 1), 1-2; (No. 2),1.
Roesch, R. (1993). A guide for mental health experts. Review of R. Rogers & C. Mitchell, Mental health experts and the criminal courts: A handbook for lawyers and clinicians. Contemporary Psychology, 38, 502-503.
Roesch, R. (1993). From the editor. Law and Human Behavior, 17, 149-150.
Roesch, R. (1993). President's column. American Psychology-Law Society News, 13 (No. 3), 1, 11.
Linney, J. A., Roesch, R., & Wilson, M. (1991). Introduction of the 1990 Society for Community Research and Action Award for Distinguished Contributions to Community Psychology and Community Mental Health presented to Edward Seidman. American Journal of Community Psychology, 19, 170-172.
Roesch, R. (1991). Mental health in the jails: A community problem? Review of H. J. Steadman, D. W. McCarty, & J. P. Morrissey, The mentally ill in jail: Planning for essential services. Contemporary Psychology, 36, 229-230.
Roesch, R. (1990). From the editor. Law and Human Behavior, 14, 1-3.
Roesch, R. (1989). Improving the quality of forensic evaluations. Review of G. B. Melton, J. Petrila, N. G. Poythress, & C. Slobogin, Psychological evaluations for the courts: A handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers. Contemporary Psychology, 34, 125-126.
Roesch, R. (1988). Mental health law in England and Wales: A review of P. Bean, Mental disorder and legal control. Contemporary Psychology, 33, 916-917.
Roesch, R. (1987). Review of V. P. Hans & N. Vidmar, Judging the jury. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 19, 497-498.
Roesch, R. (1987). Perspectives on crime. Review of D. P. Farrington & J. Gunn (Eds.), Reactions to crime. Contemporary Psychology, 32, 332-333.
Roesch, R. (1986). Review of D.N. Weisstub (Ed.), Law and mental health: International perspectives. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 18, 197-199.
Roesch, R. (1981). Review of R. R. Ross & P. Gendreau (Eds.), Effective correctional treatment. Canadian Psychology, 22, 304-305.
Roesch, R. (1980). Review of H. J. Steadman, Beating a rap?: Defendants found incompetent to stand trial. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 3, 193-195.
Roesch, R. (1978). Clinical prediction of dangerousness. Letter to the Editor, Crime & Delinquency, 24, 486-487.
D. Invited and Keynote Addresses; Recent Presentations
Roesch, R. (2001, June). Youth Violence: Models for Risk Assessment and Prevention. Keynote address, 11th European Association of Psychology and Law, EAPL, Lisbon, Portugal.Roesch, R. (2000, November). Forensic evaluations in the juvenile justice system. Invited address, Young Adults in Conflict with the Law: Evaluation and Treatment Conference, University of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Roesch, R., & Boddy, J. L. (2000, April). Fitness to stand trial: A comparison of remanded and non-remanded criminal defendants. Paper read at the 10th European Association of Psychology and Law Conference, Limassol, Cyprus.
Roesch, R. (1999, June). Current controversies in the delivery of forensic mental health care in Canada. International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Toronto.
Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (1998, September). Competency issues in civil and criminal law: A comparison of competency measures. Presented at the 8th European Conference on Psychology and Law, Krakow, Poland.
Roesch, R. (1998, February). Psychological expertise in the criminal justice system. Invited address, NISCALE, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Roesch, R. (1997, September). Psychology and law: Prospects for international collaboration. Keynote address, 7th European Association of Psychology and Law, Stockholm, Sweden.
Roesch, R. (1996, August). Mental health and the law: Reflections on twenty years of research. Keynote address, 6th European Conference on Psychology and Law, Siena, Italy.
Roesch, R. (1996, August). Forensic training in graduate programs. Presented at the symposium on Training in law and psychology: Outcomes of the Villanova conference (D. Bersoff, chair). Toronto: American Psychological Association Convention.
Roesch, R. (1996, November). Assessment of competency to stand trial. Keynote address, Phillipe Pinel Institute Second Annual International Colloquium, Montreal.
Roesch, R. (1996, November). Mental health law research. Invited address, Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference, University of Nebraska.
Roesch, R. (1994, August). Creating change in the legal system:Contributions from community psychology. Presidential address, presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Roesch, R. (1994, September). Intensive case management of released jail detainees. Invited address, presented at the Research for Mental Health Services in Jails Conference, Arlington, VA.
Roesch, R. (1992, September). Mental health interventions in the jails. Keynote address, 3rd European Conference on Psychology and Law, Oxford University, England.
COURSES INSTRUCTED
Undergraduate: Introduction to Clinical Psychology; Psychopathology; Community Psychology; Psychology and Law
Graduate: Research Design in Clinical Psychology; Program Evaluation; Community Psychology; Law and Mental Health; Forensic Psychology; Forensic Assessment; Law and Psychology
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Fellow, Division 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues)
Fellow, Division 27 (Society for Community Research and Action)
Fellow, Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society)
Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association
Member, European Association of Psychology and Law
Board of Directors, Canadian Council of Clinical Psychology Program Directors (1983-87; Chair of Board, 1986-87)