Screen LibraryPractical approaches to forensic mental health testimony
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 157 p.: ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780781772136 (hc.) 0781772133 |
| Index Number: | D919 |
| CLC: | D919.3 |
| Call Number: | D919.3/G984 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Presentation of psychiatric/psychological expert witness testimony -- The question of bias for expert witnesses -- Cross examination and other perils -- Limits on testimony -- Narcissistic obstacles to objective testimony -- The problem of late withdrawal -- Paraforensic issues -- The attorney-expert relationship -- The problem of attorney coaching -- Empirical studies of the attorney-expert relationship -- Special problems for experts. |