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Informationen zum Autor Stanley L. Brodsky, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama. He has written 14 books and about 250 articles, mostly in psychology applied to the law. He has received distinguished achievement awards from the American Psychology-Law Society , The International Association of Forensic and Correctional Psychology , and other scholarly and professional societies. He is a frequent leader of workshops based on his book Testifying in Court. In 2 3 he was a Visiting Fellow in the Program in Psychiatry and the Law of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brodsky has been a visiting fellow at universities in New Zealand, India, Israel, and England.Thomas G. Gutheil, MD, is a professor of psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center and cofounder of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law at Harvard Medical School he is the first professor of psychiatry in the history of Harvard Medical School to be certified in both general and forensic psychiatry. A recipient of every major award in the forensic field and multiple teaching and writing awards, Dr. Gutheil has authored or coauthored more than 3 publications in the national and international forensic literature. He is past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law and the International Academy of Law and Mental Health. Associated with the Massachusetts Mental Health Center for a half-century. Dr. Gutheil lives and works in the Boston area. Klappentext Psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals may be experts in their respective fields, but this expertise does not easily translate to effective courtroom testimony. Even veteran expert witnesses can encounter new challenges in these high-pressure situations, especially during a cross-examination where every statement and gesture can be scrutinized by an attorney searching for ways to dispute the expert's credibility and opinions. For more than two decades, Stanley L. Brodsky has taught expert witnesses simple and practical strategies they can use to negotiate challenges in the courtroom and give strong, effective testimony. In this thorough update to his classic guide, Brodsky and his equally prolific coauthor, Thomas G. Gutheil, continue to provide sage, humorous advice that will put expert witnesses at ease and allow them to comport themselves with poise and confidence throughout direct and cross-examination. Short chapters punctuated by memorable maxims draw from the authors' expansive personal experiences, as well as research and stories from other expert expert witnesses, to create this must-have resource that will inform and entertain expert witnesses for many years. Zusammenfassung Expert mental health professionals learn strategies to transform courtroom pressure into poise and credibility. Decades of experience and memorable maxims offer practical advice for handling probing cross-examinations, ensuring that testimonies remain confident and effectively persuasive under intense scrutiny. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionApologiesArbitrary PigeonholesAsked and AnsweredBoundaries Between Expert Witness Roles and Trial ConsultationConfabulationsConsistent ExpertsContextDirected FeedbackDiscovery and DiscoveriesEthics in Expert TestimonyEvasive Responses: Hopeless But Not SeriousExperience Does Not CountExpert Witness as Master TeacherFact WitnessesFrames of ReferenceGender-Intrusive QuestionsGotcha and GoodbyeHoly Mackerel, Man!Illusory DocumentationIntegrity ChecksLanguage: It's a VirusLawyer Bashing and Lawyer JokesLe Mot JusteLost and BefuddledLow PitchesMetatestimonyOffensive LanguageOffensive QuestionsPersonal Attacks: OverviewPersonal Attacks: Demeaning AttorneysPersonal Attacks: Internet VulnerabilitiesPersonal Attacks: TaintsPulling and the Push–PullReal and Apparent AmbiguitiesRecording of AssessmentsSayonara SolutionsS...
