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    Expert Witness Standards

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    The standards that are used by courts to determine who is qualified to be an expert witness are first and foremost familiarity and competency in the subject matter. The witness must possess education and knowledge of the subject, as well as practical experience and training in the subject. While there is no absolute law as to the extent of the amount of knowledge and experience is needed to qualify as an expert witness, it is encouraged that at a minimum he or she is able to put their knowledge and training together to form an opinion of absolute certainty. A voir dire examination, a reviewing process meaning “to speak the truth”, is conducted as well. The voir dire examination is based upon a series of question consisting of institutional affiliation and publications. The rationale behind this inquiry is that most lawyers and judges lack the knowledge and…

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    Neurology Field of Medicine and Neurology Expert Witnesses When looking for an expert witness in the field of Neurology, the best candidates are those who have had extensive training in the treatment of all neurological diseases in both adults and children. A neurological expert witness must have the ability to explain complicated methods and procedures, technical medical data as well as interpret opinions about a certain set of facts to the court. Expert Neurological Testimony A. The purpose…

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    There are many problems that are associated with expert testimony focused around testimony invading the province of the jury, it being too adversarial and not impartial, taking too much of a courts time, introducing irrelevant information, and it is often founded on an insufficient scientific base. Smith (1989) cited eight potential problems with expert testimony. One problem is that the scientific base for the testimony is inadequate and can lead to unreliable information and potentially…

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    Expert witness testimonies must be scientific, technical, and specifically relevant that will acknowledge the trier of fact to define evidence and determine the fact of the issue. Evidence obtained by expert witness’s must be based off of sufficient facts produced by applicable, reliable, principles and methods. In response to Daubert v. Merrill Daw Pharmaceuticals ( 509 U.S. 579 (1993), and other cases applying the Daubert standard. Under the Daubert standard the expert’s theory must be…

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    The experts bring up the fact that at Sea World employees are told to say, “Killer whales in the wild live a shorter life than in captivity” (Blackfish). While in captivity, killer whales only live to be around the age of 30 (Blackfish). According to one of the experts in the film who is an OSHA expert witness and whale researcher, Dave Duffus, he says, “Killer whales that live their life in the wild have the same life span of humans” (Blackfish). By using someone who has experience in this…

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    personal feelings aside. Organization Skills, Good Judgment, and Expert Knowledge Working on projects requires good time management and organization skills to keep the project moving in the right direction and meeting deadlines. If the consultant is disorganized it can be difficult to meet deadlines and keep the project moving in the right direction leading to frustration and project failure. There may be other times when working with organizations to help solve their issues, there may be…

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    Brokeage Theory Paper

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    In light of the results and limitations of this study, there are several implications for professional development research and practice, and for brokerage theory. First, this study represents a step in understanding how the professional development field is structured. Professional development has received a great deal of research attention, but very little has explored the internal workings of the field itself. Little is known about the organizations and actors involved in professional…

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    After reading the chapter “Project Classroom Makeover”, readers may have spotted that expert knowledge and collective knowledge, as well as crowd sourcing, were mentioned in the story, and more importantly, were being labeled as two completely different forms of knowledge acquisition that are in constant battle with each other. In fact, Cathy Davidson, the author of the story, stated how “crowd sourcing is suspicious of expertise, because the more expert we are, the more likely we are to be…

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    forward by the crown court. Secondly, he appealed against the fact that the trial judge admitted the evidence by Associate Professor Cross even after objection, evidence which rested on the case of Wood v The Queen. Lastly, the trial judge also gave biased directions as to how the evidence presented by June Ingham could be utilized. Hence, one of the main issues on appeal in the case were based on the consideration of the significance of expert evidence, and whether the evidence at trial had…

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    In “Hamlet';, the tragedy by William Shakespeare, Hamlet, the prince of Denmark withholds a great internal conflict throughout the play. As a result, Hamlet contradicts himself many times throughout out the play, which caused the unnecessary death of many others. As well as trying to be true to himself, Hamlet is an expert at acting out roles and making people falsely believe him. The roles he plays are ones in which he fakes madness to accomplish his goals. While one second Hamlet…

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