Practice / Direct Service Evaluations and evaluations are completed by a forensic psychologist to assess a person's psychological state for legal purposes. Reasons for completing these evaluations include criminal courts (such as insanity or incapacity), criminal sentencing or parole hearings (often regarding potential intellectual disability or risk of reoffending that prevents sentencing), family courts ( This includes obtaining information for (including custody of a child). or parental dismissal cases), or civil courts (including, for example, psychological autopsies related specifically to personal injury, ability to manage one's financial affairs, and testamentary capacity). Additional assessments these professionals can perform include school threats. There is considerable debate as to whether these forensic and psychological evaluations constitute health care treatments, with most arguments arguing otherwise.Forensic psychologists evaluate and report evaluati...