Principles and Practice of Trial Consultation

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60623-173-9
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

A pragmatic guide to a growing area of professional practice, this book describes the multiple roles of the trial consultant and provides tools for carrying them out competently and ethically. Leading authority Stanley Brodsky uses examples from actual trials and depositions to illustrate how knowledge and skills from psychology and related fields are applied in the legal context. He shows how to use scientific methods and findings to assist with jury selection, help attorneys focus their arguments, prepare witnesses for the rigors of cross-examination, and conduct change of venue evaluations. The examples are drawn from a wide range of civil and criminal cases. In addition to behavioral scientists, legal professionals also will find important insights and strategies in this book.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brodsky, Stanley L

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Essential Issues in Trial Consultation
1. Introduction to Trial Consultation

2. The Case Conceptualization

3. Toolbox for Trial Consultants

II. Preparation of Witnesses and Attorneys
4. Witness Preparation for Testifying in Court

5. Preparation and Examination of Expert Witnesses

6. Witness Preparation: Findings from the Lab

III. Jury Selection Principles and Case Studies
7. Jury Selection: Basic Approaches

8. Jury Selection: Internet Sex Offenders and Juror Sexual Values

9. No Questions but Deselection Questions

10. Jury Selection: Reversals

IV. Changes of Venue
11. Change of Venue Consultations

12. Surveys of Pretrial Bias: A Case Report

V. Putting It Together
13. Trial Consultation in a Capital Murder Case: Integrating the Components of Trial Consultation

14. Trial Consultation in Eminent Domain Cases

15. Where Next for Trial Consulting?: Emerging Trends and Limitations

Über Autor(innen)

Stanley L. Brodsky, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where he coordinates the Psychology-Law PhD concentration. He is the author of over 200 articles and chapters and 12 books, including Testifying in Court, a bestseller; The Expert Expert Witness; and Coping with Cross-Examination. Dr. Brodsky received the 2006 Distinguished Contributions to Psychology and Law Award from the American Psychology-Law Society, an award given on only seven other occasions. Previous recipients include former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun. He is also a recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to Forensic Psychology Award from the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Dr. Brodsky maintains an independent practice in trial consultation and forensic psychology.