Coping with cross-examination and other pathways to effective testimony /
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Author / Creator: | Brodsky, Stanley L., 1939- |
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Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
Imprint: | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2004. |
Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 249 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163404 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- I.. Introduction
- 1.. What This Book Is About
- 2.. A Beginning Point: Ten Things You May Not Know About Testifying
- II.. Testimony: Narrative and Style
- Telling a Clear and Compelling Story
- 3.. Bridges 1: Telling a Story on the Stand
- 4.. Bridges 2: Narrative Techniques for Courtroom Testimony
- 5.. More Yin, Less Yang
- 6.. Imagery to Reduce Anxiety
- 7.. Reversals
- 8.. Position and Alignment
- 9.. Witness Preparation and Videotape Feedback
- 10.. Hypercorrrect and Personal Speech
- 11.. Metaphors in Testimony
- Obstacles and Pitfalls
- 12.. Pretentiousness
- 13.. Overconfidence
- 14.. Smug and They Don't Know It
- 15.. Suspicion-Evoking Testimony
- 16.. Visible Displays of Emotion 1
- 17.. Visible Displays of Emotion 2
- 18.. Repetitions
- 19.. Pocket Men and Quarterbacks
- 20.. Defining Moments
- 21.. Trivial Revenge
- 22.. Lies
- Cross-Examination Attacks and Bullying
- 23.. Anticipate Tactics of the Adversarial Attorney
- 24.. Bullying Attorneys
- 25.. Involuntary Disclosure of Forensic Self
- 26.. Gendered Invasion of Witness Privacy
- 27.. Physical Threats
- 28.. Ingratiation
- III.. Expertise and Bases for Testimony
- Professional Dilemmas and Boundaries
- 29.. Transcripts of Problem Depositions
- 30.. When Unprepared
- 31.. Translations
- 32.. Empathy Dilemmas
- 33.. Headline Testimony
- 34.. Distrusting Experts
- 35.. Lawyer Intrusions
- 36.. Clear Boundaries of Testimony
- 37.. (Not) Offering Advice
- 38.. Token Experts
- 39.. Expert Panels
- Attorney Extrapolations and Demands
- 40.. Yes or No Demands
- 41.. Clients Next Door
- 42.. More Pulls to Extrapolate
- 43.. Echo Effects
- 44.. Familiar Presentation of Famous Studies
- 45.. Highly Paid, Well-Known Experts
- 46.. Surprise Demands
- Clarity and Focus
- 47.. The Tough and Tangential Cross-Examination
- 48.. Data Errors
- 49.. Cross-Examinations About Tests
- 50.. Sexual Predator Testimony 1: Principles
- 51.. Sexual Predator Testimony 2: Challenges to the Construct
- 52.. Actuarial Testimony
- References
- About the Author