The Art And Science Of Expert Witness Testimony

Download or read book The Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony written by Karen Postal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Solid research basis, drawing on findings from a 4-year research project with in-depth interviews with judges, attorneys, and seasoned forensic neuropsychologists and psychologists as well as further interviews with professionals in other fields such as engineering, physics and economics. • Provides focused attention on how experts interact with judges, attorneys, and juries • Challenges experts to avoid the traps of professional jargon and traditional manners of presenting information/knowledge/opinions. • Provides a step-by-step approach to orienting the new academic to expert witnessing