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Favorite Thing: American Jury System- The Optimal Jury Trial Videos
by ASTC Member Trial ConsultantsPosted on August 1, 2013 | 1 CommentVideos from the ABA’s 2012 National Symposium of the American Jury System: The Optimal Jury Trial are now available for viewing on line. http://www.americanbar.org/groups/justice_center/american_jury.html The symposium included panels on jury size and jury selection, jurors asking questions, giving preliminary jury instructions on the law, allowing attorneys to make interim statements […] -
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by Rita R. Handrich, PhDPosted on August 1, 2013 | No CommentsLaw versus justice, dead ex-witnesses, and everything old is new again! Summer is always hot here in the Texas Hill Country but this summer has had added heat from media coverage of a number of very hot trials. The George Zimmerman trial for second degree murder resulted in acquittal, shocking […] -
Do You See What I See? How a Lack of Cultural Competency May Be Affecting Your Bottom Line
by Michelle Ramos-Burkhart, J.D., LLMPosted on May 31, 2013 | 6 CommentsYour financial bottom line, the new global marketplace and the increased cultural diversity in our practices. -
Hackers, Hosts & Help Requests
by Rita R. Handrich, PhDPosted on May 31, 2013 | No CommentsThe Jury Expert needs your help! -
The Scared Witness: A Chapter from “Can This Witness Be Saved”
by Katherine James, MFAPosted on May 31, 2013 | 1 CommentEver had a witness who wasn't just scared but was "truly terrified"? Read on. -
Why Telling a Witness That It’s OK to Say They Don’t Know Is Good for Justice
by Nathan Weber, Ph.D. and Tim Perfect, Ph.D.Posted on May 31, 2013 | 1 CommentWill telling your eyewitness it's okay to say "I don't know" improve eyewitness accuracy? Yes. -
The Interview-Identification-Eyewitness Factor (I-I-Eye) Method for Analyzing Eyewitness Testimony
by Nell B. Pawlenko, Ph.D. and Richard A. Wise, J.D., Ph.D. and Martin A. Safer, Ph.D. and Brett Holfeld, M.S.Posted on May 31, 2013 | 6 CommentsHow a simple and free method of teaching jurors [and those law enforcement officials that come before] can help them assess eyewitness accuracy. -
80 iPad Apps Attorneys Love, 8 Days a Week: An App Strategy for Work, the Courtroom, and Your Personal Life
by Alison K. Bennett, M.S.Posted on May 31, 2013 | No Comments24/7 ways to use that iPad more effectively for your personal and professional lives.