Assessments within Criminal Proceedings
Providing direct access to experienced professionals when you need them
Providing high quality assessments within criminal law proceedings for over 15 years
Providing a high quality, accessible and responsive service to criminal law solicitors.
These assessments aim to offer specific insight into how an individual functions and the factors influencing their behaviour and presentation.
Ready to make a referral?
It only takes 5 minutes, an expert pack with CVs, costs and timescales can be sent to you in as little as 30 minutes if you’re at court.
A network of experts
Our network of experts have a wealth of experience in providing assessments within criminal proceedings
Our network of psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatricians and independent social workers have a wealth of experience in providing assessments within criminal proceedings.
We are happy to assist you in identifying the right expert for your client or case. A number of our experts have specific CVs which reflect how their expertise can be applied to criminal cases; where you have any questions about aspects of an expert’s CV, we can help you find answers to provide clarity on what can and cannot be achieved through different types of assessment.
Our safer recruitment process ensures that the experts we provide are in good standing with the relevant professional and regulatory bodies and that they have the necessary skills and experience. All experts hold appropriate insurance and are subject to DBS checks before undertaking any work.
Within criminal proceedings, we can offer specialist assessments relating to:
- Forensic risk assessments
- Risk of offending, re-offending, violence, and sexual offending
- Fitness to plead, stand trial and participate in proceedings
- Understanding of offending behaviour, including mental state at the time of an offence
- Cognitive functioning and capacity assessments
- Intellectual disabilities
- Suggestibility
- Adult mental health and impact on behaviour
- Personality disorder
- Anxiety and Depression
- Young offenders
- Motoring offences
- Failure to supply / provide a specimen
- Non-Accidental Injury
- Children and young people’s mental health
- Neurodiversity, including autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Pre-sentencing reports
- Treatment recommendations
- Signposting to appropriate interventions
Ready to make a referral?
It only takes 5 minutes, an expert pack with CVs, costs and timescales can be sent to you in as little as 30 minutes if you’re at court.
Assessments we can deliver
We strive to offer a high quality, professional service that provides direct access to experienced professionals when you need it.
Our unique approach
Carter Brown are one of the UK’s leading multidisciplinary assessment service, providing assessments, consultancy and training to Solicitors, Local Authorities, Organisations and the courts. So what makes us market leaders?
Quality
We provide a variety of in-built systems to support our experienced experts, these include active case management through one point of contact, an in-house proofreading team and professional consultation. When you make a referral to us, you’ll always receive a full estimate of costs, including a breakdown of your time and expenses.
Convenience
We manage each referral individually, matching the needs of your assessment to the expertise and experience of our experts. From one point of contact we will manage the referral and assessment process for you. Our aim is to save you time by providing an accessible and flexible service that immediately meets your assessment needs.
Best value
Our service is completely transparent; we provide expert witness assessments within Legal Aid Agency guidelines and other assessment or project work is completed within a fixed fee. Our robust safer recruitment process validates relevant expertise, excellent practice and compliance including DBS checks, references, professional registration and insurances.