Determining the Need for, Identifying, and Selecting Experts
Eric Y. Drogin
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
Securing the proper mental health expertise for a givencase—assuming such expertise is both warranted andaffordable—requires a stepwise determination ofthe particular type of expert ...
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The Legal Context
Brian L. Cutler and Margaret Bull Kovera
in Evaluating Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 1 discusses the legal context of eyewitness testimony, including common mistakes made by eyewitnesses, safeguards to erroneous conviction, expert testimony, eyewitness research, ...
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Further Suggestions for Deposing and Cross-Examining Experts and Thoughts about Independent Medical Examinations
David Faust
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter presents further suggestions for deposing and cross-examining experts, and considers independent medical examinations. It discusses areas of the deposition inquiry, and ...
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Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Federal Courts: A View from the Bench
Paul W. Grimm
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
It is the purpose of this chapter to offer guidance to lawyersand expert witnesses on how better to understand theprocess by which expert testimony is admitted into evidencein federal ...
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Legal Uses and Assessment of Psychopathy
Gina M. Vincent and Stephen D. Hart
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter discusses psychopathy as a psychologicalconcept, not a legal concept, including legal issues subject to expert testimony, current diagnostic criteria, application of science to ...
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Preparing and Giving Expert Testimony
Stanley L. Brodsky and Tess M.S. Neal
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 115 explores steps for preparing and giving expert testimony, including depositions, experience, effective language, and credibility, along with the importance of testifying only ...
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Report Writing and Testimony
Antoinette Kavanaugh and Thomas Grisso
in Evaluations for Sentencing of Juveniles in Criminal Court
This chapter offers guidance for writing one’s report and testifying in Miller cases. It begins with recommendations for discussing the evaluation results and one’s interpretation with the ...
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Expert Testimony
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
Chapter 27 describes questions common in cross-examination and possible responses from the expert witness. Using this framework, this chapter addresses the three of the four principles ...
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Making Subjective Elements of Cases More Objective
David Faust
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
The intent of this chapter is toprovide strategies for evaluating and reducing the subjectiveelements of cases and, to the extent possible, transformingthem to more objective ...
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Identifying and Demonstrating Expert Bias
David Faust
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter explores identifying and demonstrating expert bias, including common elements of bias, excluding evidence from the expert's data base and avoiding the collection of undesired ...
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Ziskin (and Faust) on Investigation, Critiquing Experts’ Reports, Dealing with Experts’ Tactics, and Deposition and Cross-Examination
Jay Ziskin and David Faust
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter explores investigation, critique of experts' reports, dealing with experts' tactics, and deposition and cross-examination (in criminal, child custody, and personal injury ...
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Key Concepts in Eyewitness Identification
Brian L. Cutler and Margaret Bull Kovera
in Evaluating Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 2 introduces key concepts that are necessary for understanding the research foundation underlying expert testimony, including the accuracy of eyewitness identification, general ...
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Report Writing and Testimony
Geri S. W. Fuhrmann and Robert A. Zibbell
in Evaluation for Child Custody
Chapter 7 considers report writing and testimony. The psycho-legal report documents the information the forensic evaluator has gathered on psychological and behavioral issues relevant to ...
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Challenging the Eyewitness Expert
John C. Yuille and Barry S. Cooper
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter outlines challenging the eyewitness expert, including individual differences and other potential memory-influencing factors, the ecological validity debate, and research with ...
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Evaluation of Violence Risk in Adults
Kirk Heilbrun, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Christopher King
in Forensic Assessments in Criminal and Civil Law: A Handbook for Lawyers
This chapter reviews concepts of forensic mental health assessment that are relevant to the evaluation of violence risk in adults. It first provides an overview of the legal context ...
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Laws Relevant to the Practice of Forensic Psychology
Ira K. Packer and Thomas Grisso
in Specialty Competencies in Forensic Psychology
This chapter focuses on the laws related to the practice of psychology, with particular emphasis on those issues that directly impact forensic practitioners. It begins with a broad ...
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Report Writing and Expert Testimony
Jane Goodman-Delahunty and William E. Foote
in Evaluation for Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
Chapter 7 explores the processes of report writing and expert testimony. The structure of an evaluation report is outlined, including preliminary information regarding the evaluation, ...
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Interpretation
Brian L. Cutler and Margaret Bull Kovera
in Evaluating Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 6 discusses the process of interpretation, the comparison of case facts against research literature and best practices, and whether expert testimony should be offered in a case. ...
Report Writing and Testimony
Brian L. Cutler and Margaret Bull Kovera
in Evaluating Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 7 presents guidelines for report writing and testimony, including reporting expert opinions, preparing for expert testimony, direct and cross-examination during admissibility ...
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Evaluation for Personal Injury Claims
Andrew W. Kane and Joel A. Dvoskin
Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important ...
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