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Summary: A helpful, easy to read guide for witnesses and lawyers
Review: A valuable resource for mental health professionals, lawyers and all those who provide or present expert testimony. This book provides detailed guidance on what an expert must know to deliver the most convincing testimony and how best to deal with cross-examination. It also provides advice and recommendations to attorneys on how to make the most of expert witnesses.From those who have praised this book: This book "should be considered required reading for students of forensic psychology...this book should also receive wide-spread attention in the training of professional psychologists..." Tim Melchart, Texas Tech University "an excellent, timely and invaluable resource, especially for attorneys who try child abuse cases, both in criminal and civil proceedings...Thank you for this wonderful reference." Attorney, Child Advocacy Unit, Philadelphia.
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Summary: Great Resource
Review: As a mental health professional dealing with court issues both for myself and colleagues, this book has been a great resource. The information has enabled us to enter a courtroom with much more confidence and much less anxiety. Mr. Stern's work has helped to make sense of an often frustrating and confusing experience.
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Summary: A Wealth of Reference Information
Review: Mr. Stern presents a well assembled, logical, and (even) entertaining collection of information for anybody that is touched by any aspect of child abuse litigation. The book is well rounded enough to be useful for students as well as field practitioners. I'd like to see him tackle other areas of criminal law and (especially) the case preparation aspects.
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Summary: An essential guide
Review: This book is a must-read for anyone who employs or cross-examines expert witnesses. And, frankly, anyone who might be called upon to give expert witness testimony would be well-advised to read it as well. Stern's book is thorough, covering every aspect of expert witness testimony, and is full of specific ideas that can be applied in court. Best of all, it's far from the tedious read of the typical legal text. Stern mixes entertaining real-life examples, and a sense of humor, into his informative text. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A valuable resource for mental health professionals, lawyers
Review: This book provides detailed guidance on what an expert must know to deliver the most convincing testimony and how best to deal with cross-examination. It also provides advice and recommendations to attorneys on how to make the most of expert witnesses. From those who have praised this book: This book "should be considered required reading for students of forensic psychology...this book should also receive wide-spread attention in the training of professional psychologists..." Tim Melchart, Texas Tech University "an excellent, timely and invaluable resource, especially for attorneys who try child abuse cases, both in criminal and civil proceedings...Thank you for this wonderful reference." Attorney, Child Advocacy Unit, Philadelphia.
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Summary: Worried about expert testimony? This will help.
Review: This is a jewel of a book. Mr. Stern follows his own advice: know your literature, know your audience, and speak English. As a forensic nurse and educator, I would recommend this book to any examiner who is about to face the rigors of courtroom testimony.
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