The effects of evidence-based expert testimony on perceptions of child sexual abuse involving recantation [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 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]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 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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The Prediction of Future Behavior: The Empty Promises of Expert Clinical and Actuarial Testimony [PDF]
Teoria Jurídica Contemporânea, 2016 : Testimony about the future dangerousness of a person has become a central staple of many judicial processes. In settings such as bail, sentencing, and parole decisions, in rulings about the civil confinement of the mentally ill, and in custody ...
Andrés Páez
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The Problems of Expert Witness in Criminal Law [PDF]
Indonesia Law Review, 2014 The expert testimony is a potential problem in the future due to the impact of the advancement of science and technology. These progressions have an impact on the quality of the crime methods, thus it must be balanced with improving the quality and ...
Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun
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Juror comprehension of forensic expert testimony: A literature review and gap analysis [PDF]
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2019 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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You Understand, So I Understand: How a “Community of Knowledge” Shapes Trust and Credibility in Expert Testimony Evidence [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesSloman 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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The Impact of Expert Witness Knowledge on Perceived Credibility: Implications for Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) Endorsement [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesPrevious 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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Providing expert medical testimony [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2005 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
Quaestio Facti, 2020 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
Jurnal Media Hukum, 2020 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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