Expert witness

CROSS-EXAMINATION EXPERIENCE OF CHILD WITNESSES Zajac, Irvine, Ingram and Jack indicated that cross-examination coerced child witnesses into indiscriminately changing their initial correct and incorrect responses. Their empirical evidence also suggested that cross-examination questioning is detrimental to the accuracy of child witnesses, and children with low assertiveness and low self-confidence are more adversely affected through being challenged about their credibility by cross-examiners.…

Maybe the witness really doesn’t like the defendant or maybe they really do like them. With both of that said they would lie to save them or lie to put them away maybe for something they didn’t do. Also they could be scared to say anything so they don’t say what they…

Psychological research shows eyewitness testimony, detailing events observed during the commission of a crime, has a high probability of containing significant memory errors. In response to these findings, the question is should witness testimony still be admissible in a court of law? Obviously, the answer to this question is an important one, and, is debatable depending on who you ask. Consequently, what we know is many innocent people are falsely imprisoned due to eyewitness…

Relevant Stakeholders When it comes to witness intimidation, there are several stake holders to take into account. These stakeholder can be greatly affected by the act of witness intimidation and the come from varying fields. These field span from social to legal with perspectives that vary as well. In no particular order, the first of the stakeholders include victim-witness units and crime victim advocacy groups (Debel, 2006). For these two stakeholders the main purpose of them is to be there…

was just beginning to learn. It was exciting, seeing all of your effort and hard work transform from a plan on paper to something that worked on the ground. The whole time I was transforming from the soldier with some knowledge to the subject matter expert that everyone came to when they had questions. We completed the training event with minimal complications, most of them I was ready to solve on my…

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agencies. 1 One such consultative role involves the therapist as an expert witness in a courtroom or in a legal proceeding requiring expert testimony. This paper will focus on the…

examined the relationship between the effects of IB and expert testimony on the credibility of witnesses in the courtroom. Results indicate that regardless of the presence of expert testimony, the witness who saw the crime was rated significantly more credible than the witness who experienced IB. The presence of an expert witness did not significantly affect the credibility of the witness who experienced IB. Through the introduction of expert testimony, the study could further investigate…

A factual witness is, simply stated, a witness that can only testify to factual knowledge. In order to testify the witness must have personally observed or have personal knowledge of the information being presented. An expert witness is a witness that is able to express an opinion about the evidence being presented. Expert witnesses can be drawn from a variety of professions including the medical field, psychology, or psychiatry, and are used to testify about specialized areas in order to give…

Often before testifying as an expert witness in a civil or criminal case scientists must first be certified. An expert witness is defined as a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of their special knowledge or expertise in a particular subject matter that is relevant to the current case. Once scientists or other persons have gained their “expert witness” status they then can legally testify in civil and or criminal cases. They may assist prosecutors or defense attorneys in…