We’ve written for The Jury Expert a fair amount. In case you don’t know, The Jury Expert is a free publication from the American Society of Trial Consultants that is all about the art and science of litigation advocacy. Our articles in The Jury Expert are focused on litigation advocacy and meant to help you do your job with the latest information available. Take a look at what we’ve done in the past couple of years.
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
A comprehensive look at why false confessions happen and how the legal system then makes repeated errors that result in wrongful conviction/imprisonment. This article is based on the voluminous false confessions literature, buttressed by mock juror research findings, and commented on by professionals in research, police oversight, expert witnessing, and police detective work.
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
The title of this book assumes a disturbing premise—that police interrogations are linked to confessions of people for crimes they didn’t commit. And of course, for many people it is a controversial position, perhaps even “anti-cop”. To those who have served as officers, studied false confessions, or observed the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal justice system, there is no controversy. The connection is inescapable.
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
Hydraulic fracking is a technique for recovering natural gas from difficult underground geological formations that would otherwise not be sufficiently productive to be economical. This paper examines public attitudes toward hydro-fracking using polls and other data to reveal perspectives on hydro-fracking from around the country.
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
This is an academic book written in a very accessible style with limited jargon and lots of information as to what advocacy lore is supported (and what is not supported) by the research literature.
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
Two trial consultants apply social science research findings to the crafting of plaintiff and defense trial narratives. How can the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case be explained to jurors?
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
A review of the new encyclopedia of the intersection of the law and mind sciences: Ideology, Psychology, and the Law (2012).
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
The four generations in the jury box: the same and yet, different.
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
What’s happened to Generation X? An update on these now 30-45 year old jurors–you may be surprised at what they’ve done.
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
See Part 1 of this article: Tattoos, Tolerance, Technology, and TMI: Welcome to the land of the Millennials (aka Generation Y) in the July 2010 issue of The Jury Expert “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just…
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita Handrich, Ph.D.
See the follow-up to this article: Between Coddling and Contempt: Managing and Mentoring Millennials in the September 2010 issue of The Jury Expert. For Baby Boomers, the don’t-trust-anyone-over-30 lyrics to “My Generation” by Pete Townshend of The Who (1965) bespoke the generation gap. Pete wrote these lyrics at the…
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
“If ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ was remade today, the ‘shocking’ guest would no longer be a highly accomplished, educated and sophisticated black man (Sidney Poitier) but a highly accomplished, educated and sophisticated atheist.”1 “The prisons are probably filled with people who don’t have any kind of a spiritual or…
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
“There is an online quitting-Facebook-for-Lent support group. But how is it possible to communicate support on Facebook without breaking your vow? Serving on a jury is one of those instances when the cell phone and the laptop are best left at home.” Trials have been being disrupted due to the…
by Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.
Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the US Supreme Court in May 2009 unleashed a storm of controversy based on her remarks on her own judicial decision-making: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman, with the richness of her experiences, would more often than not reach a better
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D.
Editor’s Note: It’s been a busy month for juries in the news and Doug Keene (President of ASTC) has spent hours on the phone with reporters attempting to clarify the issues and to communicate the position of the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) on issues related to jurors and…
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D.
Editors Note: Following publication of our September 2008 feature on the preparation of narcissistic witnesses, Doug Keene received queries about how to conduct cross-examination with a narcissistic witness. This brief article addresses questions on how to approach this challenging cross-examination process. Have faith It is natural to fear that…
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D.
Shortly after the July issue of TJE published, we received an email from an attorney-reader in response to the Christie Brinkley divorce coverage wherein the court-appointed psychologist described Peter Cook, as a “narcissist with an insatiable ego who needs constant reassurance that he is a terrific guy” (CBS News.com, 7/8/2008).”I…
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