This book examines the use of expert testimony across the legal system, including the unique issues faced by mental health professionals when they are called upon to serve as expert witnesses. The book carefully reveals the evolution of laws regarding evidence admissability, the requirements established by specific court rulings for scientific and non-scientific expert testimony, and the new rules for submission of psychological expertise in court.
| ISBN: | 9781591472469 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2005 |
| Author: | Bruce D. Sales, Daniel W. Shuman |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 162 pages |
| Genres: |
Medicolegal issues Psychiatry Legal systems: courts and procedures |