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Our Top Ten Most Accessed Articles for 2012!
by The Jury Expert Editorial StaffPosted on January 31, 2013 | 1 CommentWhat was most popular with visitors to The Jury Expert in 2012? Some of it may surprise you. See what your colleagues, friends and opposing counsel were reading. Our own Top 10 list. -
Forensic Mental Health Evaluations: Reliability, Validity, Quality, and Other Minor Details
by W. Neil Gowensmith, PhD and Daniel Murrie, PhD and Marcus T. Boccaccini, PhDPosted on January 31, 2013 | 7 CommentsHow often are forensic mental health evaluators going to agree on the competency, responsibility and readiness for release of those they evaluate? Hmmm. Not as often as one might prefer. -
“Only the Guilty Would Confess to Crimes” : Understanding the Mystery of False Confessions
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | 22 CommentsWhy would anyone confess to a serious crime they did not commit? It doesn't make sense to us! And yet, it happens. Here's why. -
Disability Wrongs, Disability Rights
by Steven E. Perkel, DSW, LCSW and Paul J. Tobin, MSW and James Weisman, JDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 15 CommentsHow biases against people with disabilities were written into law historically and still practiced today. How do we move forward? -
Abstract Thinking Reduces Conservatives’ Prejudice Against Stigmatized Groups
by Jamie B. Luguri and Jaime L. Napier, PhD and John F. Dovidio, PhDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 6 CommentsAre there strategies you can use to reduce bias conservative jurors may have toward "non-normative" groups? Why, yes. -
Media Exposure, Juror Decision-Making, and the Availability Heuristic
by Judith Platania, PhD and Jessica CrawfordPosted on November 28, 2012 | 11 CommentsAre jurors able to set aside what they heard previously from the media as they deliberate on your case? -
Getting the Most Out of Your iPad During Litigation
by Morgan C. SmithPosted on September 30, 2012 | 9 CommentsYour iPad can be used to do much of the heavy lifting at trial and it's much easier to haul around than your laptop! This is a practical and very specific article on the how-to's and what you need to make it work. -
The Witness the Jury Is Going to Hate
by Katherine James, MFAPosted on September 30, 2012 | 15 CommentsEver had a witness you just knew the jury was going to hate? Maybe because you felt that way yourself? How to rehabilitate and prepare that witness. -
Good Witnesses Don’t Smile (Much)
by Jacklyn E. Nagle and Stanley L. BrodskyPosted on September 30, 2012 | 11 CommentsHow much should a witness smile? It's a serious question. Credibility, knowledge and likability are complexly interrelated in the courtroom witness. Take a look at this article examining the frequency with which the most effective witnesses smile. -
Hydraulic Fracking & The Environment: Juror Attitudes, Beliefs, and Priorities
by Douglas L. Keene, PhD and Rita R. Handrich, PhDPosted on September 30, 2012 | 8 CommentsWhat is hydro-fracking? And why is there so much fuss about it? A look at potential juror attitudes & beliefs about hydro-fracking and potential environmental and health risks.