The effects of evidence-based expert testimony on perceptions of child sexual abuse involving recantation [PDF]
Child sexual abuse (CSA) cases involving recantation invoke concerns about children’s reliability. Expert testimony can help explain the complexities of these cases.
Emily Denne +2 more
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The Interactive Effects of Race and Expert Testimony on Jurors’ Perceptions of Recanted Confessions [PDF]
We examined the effect of defendant race and expert testimony on jurors’ perceptions of recanted confessions. Participants (591 jury-eligible community members) read a first-degree murder trial transcript in which defendant race (Black/White) and expert ...
Logan Ewanation, Evelyn M. Maeder
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Juror comprehension of forensic expert testimony: A literature review and gap analysis [PDF]
Forensic scientists and commentators including academics and statisticians have been embroiled in a debate over the best way to present evidence in the courtroom.
Heidi Eldridge
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The Impact of Expert Witness Knowledge on Perceived Credibility: Implications for Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) Endorsement [PDF]
Previous research demonstrates that expert witness education and experience have an influence on mock juror perceptions of credibility. However, whether this relationship extends to cases involving the insanity defense remains unclear, leaving an ...
Cayla F. Cain, Olivia K. H. Smith
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You Understand, So I Understand: How a “Community of Knowledge” Shapes Trust and Credibility in Expert Testimony Evidence [PDF]
Sloman and Rabb found support for the existence of the community of knowledge (CK) effect, which occurs when individuals are more likely to report understanding and being able to explain even fake scientific information when told that an expert ...
Ashley C. T. Jones, Morgan R. Haga
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Individual versus group decision making: Jurors' reliance on central and peripheral information to evaluate expert testimony. [PDF]
Salerno JM, Bottoms BL, Peter-Hagene LC.
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Perspectives on Neuroradiology Medical Expert Testimony: Fact and Fiction. [PDF]
Yousem DM +3 more
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Providing expert medical testimony [PDF]
This paper represents an effort at making expert medical testimony, one field of the medical profession, more accessible to our junior medical colleagues.
Bajić-Milosavljević Aleksandra +1 more
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Judging Expert Testimony: From Verbal Formalism to Practical Advice
Appraising the worth of others’ testimony is always complex; appraising the worth of expert testimony is even harder; appraising the worth of expert testimony in a legal context is harder yet. Legal efforts to assess the reliability of expert testimony—I’
Susan Haack
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Strengthening the Position of Expert Witness in Judicial Process
An expert witness is a person requested to give testimony based on his/her specific expertise in a court trial. Expert testimony is needed to help the judges discovering the truth.
Indriati Amarini, Ratna Kartikawati
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