Pre-Owned Law & Mental Health Professionals: Expert Witnesses in Child Abuse Cases : What Can and Should Be Said Court (Paperback)

9781557989154. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Revised ed. Language: English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Law & Mental Health Professionals. Psychologists have been increasingly called on to testify in child abuse cases. The rough-and-tumble world of courtroom machinations, however, has left many wondering how they can protect themselves and their science from manipulation and misuse by the court system. In this text, lawyers, psychologists and social workers discuss the thornier aspects of testimony and provide recommendations on the proper role of the expert witness. In each chapter, one or more contemporary problem areas associated with expert testimony in cases of child abuse are described.

ISBN: 9781557989154 Condition: Pre-Owned: Good Trade paperback Revised ed. Language: English Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Law & Mental Health Professionals. Psychologists have been increasingly called on to testify in child abuse cases. The rough-and-tumble world of courtroom machinations, however, has left many wondering how they can protect themselves and their science from manipulation and misuse by the court system. In this text, lawyers, psychologists and social workers discuss the thornier aspects of testimony and provide recommendations on the proper role of the expert witness. In each chapter, one or more contemporary problem areas associated with expert testimony in cases of child abuse are described.