I’m standardizing reports for competency, criminal responsibility, and violence risk in felony cases (Cook County) and need a template that aligns with Daubert/Frye, common discovery orders, and includes a discrete section for criminal behavior analysis. If you’ve used an exemplar that cleanly separates data, interpretation, and opinion and accommodates SPJ tools like HCR-20 V3, which resource has held up best in hearings?
I use a two-layer template: main body with “data → interpretation → opinion” for each question plus a discrete Criminal Behavior Analysis subsection, then an appendix with HCR-20 V3/SPJ item ratings and source excerpts; it’s kept me Daubert/Frye-friendly and saves me from whack‑a‑mole on cross. If you want a starting scaffold, the APA Forensic Guidelines map neatly to this structure: https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/forensic-psychology. Small caveat for Cook County — some discovery orders want HCR-20 item endorsements in the body instead of the appendix, so I check ASA/PD expectations before finalizing.