Trial consulting / Amy J. Posey and Lawrence S. Wrightsman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Posey, Amy J., author.

Wrightsman, Lawrence S., author.

Series:

American Psychology-Law Society series.

American Psychology-Law Society Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jury selection--United States.

Jury selection.

Trial practice--United States.

Trial practice.

Witnesses--United States.

Witnesses.

Consultants--United States.

Consultants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Preface Chapter 1. Trial Consulting: Does It Help Achieve the Cause of Justice?Chapter 2. Witness PreparationChapter 3. Change of VenueChapter 4. Small Group ResearchChapter 5. Trial Strategies and ProceduresChapter 6. What Do We Know about Jury Deliberations and the Determinants Of Jury Decisions?Chapter 7. Jury Selection-Measures of General BiasChapter 8. Jury Selection-Case-specific ApproachesChapter 9. Jury Selection-Effectiveness and EthicsChapter 10. What Needs to be Changed?References Author Index Subject Index

Contents:

Trial consulting : does it help to achieve the goal of justice?

Witness preparation

Change of venue

Small-group research

Trial strategies and procedures

What do we know about jury deliberations and the determinants of jury decisions?

Jury selection : measures of general bias

Jury selection : case-specific approaches

Jury selection : effectiveness and ethics

What needs to be changed?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-258) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-029301-2

1-60256-567-8

0-19-804036-9

1-280-42860-0

OCLC:

935261023