Expert scientific testimony on child witnesses in the age of Daubert.

2004 ◽  
pp. 185-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Bull Kovera ◽  
Eugene Borgida
Keyword(s):  
Child Witnesses ◽  
Scientific Testimony

Mock Juror Perceptions of Child Witnesses on the Autism Spectrum

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Henry ◽  
Rachel Wilcock ◽  
Wing Chui ◽  
Carmen Marti-Sanchez ◽  
Laura Crane
Keyword(s):  
Mock Juror ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Child Witnesses ◽  
Juror Perceptions

She Just Didn't Act Like She Was Abused & Jurors' Behavioral Expectations of Child Witnesses

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari A. Hale ◽  
Daniel Ardeshir Ravanshenas ◽  
Eric Neal ◽  
Tiffani Cornaggia ◽  
Bradley D. McAuliff
Keyword(s):  
Child Witnesses ◽  
Behavioral Expectations

Attorneys' strategies when questioning child witnesses about numerosity in court

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Wandrey ◽  
Thomas Daniel Lyon ◽  
Jennifer Mascia ◽  
Jodi A. Quas
Keyword(s):  
Child Witnesses

Adversarial Medical and Scientific Testimony and Lay Jurors: A Proposal for Medical Malpractice Reform

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 281-300
Author(s):  
Jody Weisberg Menon
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Medical Malpractice ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Malpractice Reform ◽  
The Right ◽  
Scholarly Attention ◽  
Scientific Testimony

Pleas for reform of the legal system are common. One area of the legal system which has drawn considerable scholarly attention is the jury system. Courts often employ juries as fact-finders in civil cases according to the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution: “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved … .” The general theory behind the use of juries is that they are the most capable fact-finders and the bestsuited tribunal for arriving at the most accurate and just outcomes. This idea, however, has been under attack, particularly by those who claim that cases involving certain difficult issues or types of evidence are an inappropriate province for lay jurors who typically have no special background or experience from which to make informed, fair decisions.The legal system uses expert witnesses to assist triers of fact in understanding issues which are beyond their common knowledge or difficult to comprehend.

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