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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811948803321

Autore

Brodsky Stanley L. <1939->

Titolo

Principles and practice of trial consultation / / Stanley L. Brodsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2009

ISBN

1-4625-0183-4

1-282-13558-9

9786612135583

1-60623-254-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/75

Soggetti

Trial practice - United States

Witnesses - United States

Jury selection - United States

Consultants - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A pragmatic guide to a growing area of professional practice, this book describes the multiple roles of the trial consultant and provides tools for carrying them out competently and ethically. Leading authority Stanley Brodsky uses examples from actual trials and depositions to illustrate how knowledge and skills from psychology and related fields are applied in the legal context. He shows how to use scientific methods and findings to assist with jury selection, help attorneys focus their arguments, prepare witnesses for the rigors of cross-examination, and condu