Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts

This bookprovides a comprehensive, research-based analysis of the content, ethics, and impact of expert psychological testimony. The opening chapter explores issues surrounding the admissibility of expert testimony, and the closing chapter

Contents:M. Costanzo, D. Krauss, K. Pezdek, Varieties and Vagaries of Expert Psychological Testimony: An Introduction. B.D. Sales, D.W. Shuman, Science, Experts, and Law: Reflections on the Past and the Future. W.C. Thompson, S.A. Cole, Psychological Aspects of Forensic Identification Evidence. M. Costanzo, R.A. Leo, Research and Expert Testimony on Interrogations and Confessions. K. Pezdek, Expert Testimony on Eyewitness Memory and Identification. M. O'Connor, Expert Testimony in Sexual Harassment Cases: Its Scope, Limits, and Effectiveness. K.L. Salekin, Capital Mitigation From a Developmental Perspective: The Importance of Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and the Construct of Resilience. N.J. Finkel, Insanity's Disconnect, the Law's Madness, and the Irresistible Impulses of Experts. R.A. Schuller, G. Jenkins, Expert Evidence Pertaining to Battered Women: Limitations and Reconceptualizations. D. Krauss, J. Lieberman, Expert Testimony on Risk and Future Dangerousness. R.K. Otto, D.A. Martindale, The Law, Process, and Science of Child Custody Evaluation. M.J. Saks, R.I. Lanyon, Pitfalls and Ethics of Expert Testimony.