Jail/Prison/Correctional Facility Suicide Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Jails & Prisons, Correctional Healthcare - jail suicide, suicide in jails, correctional suicide, juvenile detention suicide, jail suicide standard of care, correctional suicide standard of care, suicide risk assessment, suicide, jail/prison/correctional facility suicide

Lisa Boesky, PhD is a Jail Suicide expert and Psychologist with 30 years of experience related to Correctional Suicide. She is hired by both defense and plaintiffs’ attorneys--primarily federal civil rights litigation (42 U.S.C. § 1983) addressing deliberate indifference and Monell issues, as well as additional negligence claims. As an experienced expert witness, Dr. Boesky takes complex clinical information grounded in research and communicates it in a practical, engaging and user-friendly manner. Dr. Boesky has opined on: 1) the actions of correctional professionals 2) the actions of mental health/medical providers 3) administrative and policy issues. In addition, Dr. Boesky: --Develops and delivers Correctional Suicide presentations at national conferences --Evaluates/Audits suicide prevention policies and practices inside correctional facilities --Consults on legal cases involving Correctional Suicide deaths (plaintiff and defense)--primarily Suicides at County Jails --Devel...

Northbrook, Illinois

Police Practices & Procedures, Behavioral and Social Sciences - Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Mentally Ill, Police, Police Apprehension of the Mentally Ill, Police Policies and Procedures, Crisis Intervention Teams, Jail Suicide

George C. Klein, Ph.D. works as an expert witness on the intersection of mental health and criminal justice. He specializes in the police apprehension of the mentally ill, police policies and procedures, police use of excessive force, and jail suicide. He was a part-time police officer for over eight years. He was a consultant and researcher for the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy for over 13 years. He is a trained hostage negotiator and served with a SWAT team. His book, entitled, Law And The Disordered: An Exploration in Mental Health, Law, and Politics, was published in 2009. The book is an examination of the mental health and criminal justice system in Illinois. It includes fieldwork on police apprehension of the mentally ill, hospital emergency rooms, the homeless mentally ill, and mental health screening in jails. His book, entitled, The Militarization of the Police? Ideology Versus Reality, was published in 2019. The book examines the police use of force, a...