Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony
A Multidisciplinary Guide for Professionals
Samenvatting
• 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