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Forensic neuropsychology and expert witness testimony: An overview of forensic practice

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2015
Neuropsychologists are frequently asked to serve as expert witnesses in an increasing number of legal contexts for civil and criminal proceedings. The skills required to practice forensic neuropsychology expand upon the knowledge, skills, and abilities developed by clinical neuropsychologists.
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Forensic Experts and Disasters

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1985
To the Editor.— Ms Glasbrenner1reported on the need for disaster planning to utilize resources more efficiently and save as many lives as possible. She stressed that a disaster, natural or man-made, is a time for community action. Physicians as individuals and as a group must interact with all other community services (police, fire, ambulance, and ...
E T, McDonough, F, Braza
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Forensic experts' perceptions of expert bias

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2012
How do expert witnesses perceive the possible biases of their fellow expert witnesses? Participants, who were attendees at a workshop at the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law were asked to rate for their biasing potential a number of situations that might affect the behavior of an opposing expert. A Rasch analysis produced a linear scale as to the
Michael Lamport, Commons, Patrice Marie, Miller, Eva Yujia, Li, Thomas Gordon, Gutheil   +3 more
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The Expert Witness in Forensic Psychiatry

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1992
Forensic psychiatry operates at the interface of the Justice and Health systems and has been defined as: “That branch of psychiatry which requires special knowledge and training in the law as it relates to the mental state of the offender, or alleged offender” [1].
D G, Chaplow, J L, Peters, R R, Kydd
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Forensic expertise in obstetrics and gynecology – Forensic expert experience

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2021
Obstetric-gynecologic forensic is based on the principles of the good clinical practice, analysis of clinical risk factors, organization and communication, and ethical-deontological principles.In retrospective study, we analyzed our own Croatian and international completed forensic cases in the field of obstetrics and gynecology collected during 2000 ...
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The imported forensic expert

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1980
A review of the experiences of one of the pioneer forensic pathologists in the United States offers an interesting insight into the possibilities of private forensic pathology in America. The author's experience includes serving as President of the National Boxing Association and the International Boxing Association, during which time he made many ...
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Forensic Nurses: A Proliferation of Experts?

Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2006
Before they testify in court, forensic nurses should demonstrate the consummate skills and abilities necessary to be considered experts. The fate of the accused often depends on it.
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Psychology of a forensic expert and forensic technologies

Eurasian Scientific Journal of Law
The main role of forensic examination in the process of proof is to conduct scientific research of objects in order to solve problems significant for the purposes of legal proceedings and formalized in the conclusion of an expert recognized by the legislator as judicial evidence. The specificity of forensic expert activity distinguishes forensic expert
G. T. Alayeva, C. N. Rehson
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Radiology in forensic expert team operations

Legal Medicine, 2001
Radiological methods are widely used in forensic pathology. Their most common applications are in complementing human identification, particularly in investigations of mass disasters and decomposed bodies, and in searching for foreign material inside corpses.
J, Rainio, K, Lalu, H, Ranta, A, Penttilä   +3 more
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Forensic Expert Didactics as a Modern Mechanism of the Young Generation of Forensic Experts

Legal education and science
Purpose. The lack of legislative requirements for the qualification of private forensic experts has led to the formation of unsatisfactory practices leading to a variety of didactic approaches to forensic education in Russia, which undoubtedly affected the quality of forensic examination production.
Oleg A. Yastrebov, Svetlana A. Smirnova, Olesya A. Surovaya   +2 more
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