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Book Review: Law and Neuroscience
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 26, 2014 | 5 CommentsA review of the new tome, Law and Neuroscience. A reference manual, a textbook, and a surprisingly good read. Memorable quote: "Brains don't kill people. People kill people." -
Book Review- Social Media as Evidence: Cases, Practice Pointers, and Techniques
by Rita Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 5, 2013 | 1 CommentA new book on how to use social media research for voir dire and discovery. -
When Should Lawyers Use Big Words?
by Adam Alter, Ph.D.Posted on March 31, 2013 | 10 Comments"Drunk tank pink". It's a great phrase and when you see what it means, you'll grin and have a terrific after-hours tidbit. -
Book Review: Police Interrogations and False Confessions: Current Research, Practice, and Policy Recommendations
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsWant one place to find the vast majority of research on false confessions? This is it! -
![We are all constantly trying to prioritize all of the reading that we'd love to do. We hear about something new, and it can idle on the to-do list for too long. Truth be told, this new book by Findlay and Sales would have been stuck there for too long, […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/attorney_advocacy_br_thumb.png "Book Review: The Science of Attorney Advocacy")
Book Review: The Science of Attorney Advocacy
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on July 31, 2012 | 4 CommentsWe are all constantly trying to prioritize all of the reading that we'd love to do. We hear about something new, and it can idle on the to-do list for too long. Truth be told, this new book by Findlay and Sales would have been stuck there for too long, […] -
Book Review: Ideology, Psychology, and Law
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on May 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsA review of the new encyclopedia of the intersection of the law and mind sciences: Ideology, Psychology, and the Law (2012). -
A Big Book Filled With Big Ideas
by Steven E. Perkel, DSW, LCSWPosted on March 27, 2012 | 5 CommentsWhat can we learn from Thinking, Fast and Slow to inform litigation advocacy? Steve says 'a lot' but we have to give it time to percolate. -
![Contrary to popular belief, we who put heart and soul into working these civil cases want the truth to be known and honored. Routinely we examine the reports of psychologists and psychiatrists sensing and/or knowing that best practices were not utilized. And so we turn to and trust our experts […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/bookreview-201x130.jpg "Book Review: “Evaluation for Personal Injury Claims”")
Book Review: “Evaluation for Personal Injury Claims”
by Wendy Saxon, Ph.D.Posted on November 29, 2011 | No CommentsContrary to popular belief, we who put heart and soul into working these civil cases want the truth to be known and honored. Routinely we examine the reports of psychologists and psychiatrists sensing and/or knowing that best practices were not utilized. And so we turn to and trust our experts […] -
Ten Dynamite Tips to Improve Your Results From Group Voir Dire
by Jeffrey T. Frederick, Ph.D.Posted on March 30, 2011 | 6 CommentsBlow your opponents out of the water with these voir dire techniques. -
![Law has traditionally been about words: trial testimony and oral argument, statutes and judicial opinions, negotiations and jury deliberations. Now, as never before, it's also about pictures displayed on screens: dashboard camera videotapes, digitally enhanced photos, computer animations, and multimedia displays combining photos and videos, drawings and diagrams, and more. […]](https://thejuryexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/cartoon-brooks-response-150x130.jpg "Law on Display")
Law on Display
by Neal Feigenson and Christina SpieselPosted on January 1, 2010 | 5 CommentsLaw has traditionally been about words: trial testimony and oral argument, statutes and judicial opinions, negotiations and jury deliberations. Now, as never before, it's also about pictures displayed on screens: dashboard camera videotapes, digitally enhanced photos, computer animations, and multimedia displays combining photos and videos, drawings and diagrams, and more. […]