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Characteristics of Effective Expert Witnesses in Rehabilitation Counseling
Vocational expert witnesses are retained to perform vocational assessments and provide vocational rehabilitation counseling services to disabled individuals. They are often required to testify as expert witnesses at trials on cases in which they have evaluated disabled individuals or provided …
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Science, psychopathy, and sexually violent predators: do expert witnesses make a difference?
… how to define or assess volitional control, that experts often reach different conclusions in these cases, that predicting future behavior is difficult to assess, and that evidence of psychopathy might bias the factfinder. The current study examined whether a psychopathy diagnosis or the presence …
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The contribution of scientists to popular literature, their role as expert witnesses and their influence among peers: A case study in the field of acid rain
"The study examined scientists' contribution to the popular literature published during 1972 to 1987 in the field of acid rain and found that 4.7% (102) of the total population (2,177) of scientists engaged in acid rain research contributed 8.7% (59 items) to the total 677 items in popular …
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Methodology on Trial: The Rhetorical Function of Toulminian Warrants in Expert Testimony
While providing expert testimony in jury trials, scientists face an array of conflicting legal requirements. Expert witnesses must demonstrate the soundness of their scientific methodology, but they must do so with little or no reference to the literature of their field. They must explain advanced …
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Emerging trends in construction law at the confluence of academia and industry
… should be recognised. Guidance for construction expert witnesses, who are engaged in dispute resolution, arising from three relevant significant documents that were published in 2014 by the Civil Justice Council, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Society of Construction Law was …
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The effects of expert witness testimony on juror verdict: psychiatry versus psychology
… of this study was to explore the effects of expert witness testimony on juror verdicts. We, further, assessed whether there would be a difference in the relative influence of MDs and PhD expert witnesses. Undergraduate and graduate students served as mock jurors and were presented with an …
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A Mixed Method Investigation of the Factors that Influence Juror Interpretation of Forensic Science Testimony Presented for the Prosecution in Nine Homicide Trials in the United States
The judicial system calls upon expert witnesses to testify in court when complex or specialized knowledge, beyond that of the lay person, is needed to interpret the evidence. Expert witnesses explain the meaning of the evidence and can express their opinion of its significance within the context of …
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Penalties for Foodborne Illness: Jury Decisions and Awards in Foodborne Illness Lawsuits
… and decreased if defendants used of one or more expert witnesses or had 'deep pockets'. Cases involving a child, chronic complications, or defendants with 'deep pockets' resulted in higher awards. Corporate and policy implications of these findings are considered.
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Does Race Matter? An Examination of Defendant Race on Legal Decision Making in the Context of Actuarial Risk Assessments
… with risk assessment results presented by expert witnesses, there is a need to examine how legal decision-making is being affected by race in this context. This study aimed to examine whether individuals are in fact relying on race as a factor above empirically supported expert opinions of …
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Special education due process hearings involving students with autism.
… legal representation of parties, involvement of expert witnesses involved in testimony, issues and relief requested at hearing. Results suggest that overall outcomes for issue and requested relief rulings favored school districts. Possible relationships were found between the case characteristics …
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A Statistical Approach to Facial Identification
… of identified landmarks) At present expert witnesses carry out facial comparisons to assess how alike two faces are and their declared expert opinions are inevitably subjective. To develop the method a large population study was carried out to explore facial variation. Sets of …
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How home and school factors influenced college freshmen and sophomores to become first-generation college students
… institutions from the perspective of students as expert witnesses. Participants confirmed the importance of family members and the role of counselors, and teachers in their decisions to attend and succeed in college. The high school peer group was not identified as contributors to the decision of …
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The role of preparation using case-related materials in court interpreting
… materials on interpreting accuracy, employing expert witnesses' oral testimonies based on authentic criminal trials. It provides empirical evidence to substantiate court interpreters' plea for case-related materials necessary for them to abide by their Code of Ethics and the courts' requirement …
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Jurors' Perceptions of Gender Differences in Expert Witness Testimony
… psychologists appearing in court to testify as expert witnesses. However, the use of psychology in the legal system has a history dating back to Thucydides in the fifth century B.C. The early focus of psychology was on the determination of insanity. Later, eye witness testimony (especially of …
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Forensic analysis of computer evidence
… in the testimony conducted by digital forensic expert witnesses. Lastly, digital forensic expert witness testimony is under great scrutiny because of the lack of standards in both education and investigative methods. To remedy this situation, we developed multiple avenues to facilitate more …
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The challenges of deepfake technology on the decision-making processes within law enforcement : a study within the EU landscape
… existing frameworks (such as chain of custody, expert testimony, and metadata analysis) can adapt adequately. On the ground, officers report that gaps in regulation and procedural clarity lead to uncertainties in evidence collection and presentation, delaying investigations or causing reliance …
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A socio-cultural and comparative analysis of the doctrine of mistake in crimes requiring intention
… work well in practice, is the increased use of expert witnesses at the stage prior to conviction, provided that they are suitably qualified (either formally or informally) to adduce evidence on the socio-cultural matrix of relations in which the accused in question lives and moves. In the …
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An Interface between science and law: What is science for members of New Zealand's Environment Court?
… differentiate science, technology and expertise. That analysis identifies a group of interviewees, comprising both judges and commissioners, that equates science with expertise without distinction as to any knowledge component or process considerations. The analysis of interview …
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Evaluation of rural land-use plans in protected area bio-networks in northeastern Tanzania
… Eight hundred and fifty two households, 13 "expert witnesses" and 4 representatives of planning agencies were interviewed. Several field assessment visits and focus group discussions were also carried out. Review and analysis was conducted on archive data, land-use plans technical reports and …
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Persuasion Factors that Influence the Effectiveness of Cross-Examination of a Forensic Expert
… and have concerning error rates, and forensic experts often testify with unfounded certainty regarding their analyses. These issues, coupled with jurors' misbeliefs about forensic science, result in criminal convictions despite weak evidence against a defendant. A possible safeguard against …
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