A pragmatic guide to a growing area of professional practice, this book describes the multiple roles of the trial consultant and provides tools for carrying them out competently and ethically. Leading authority Stanley Brodsky uses examples from actual trials and depositions to illustrate how knowledge and skills from psychology and related fields are applied in the legal context. He shows how to use scientific methods and findings to assist with jury selection, help attorneys focus their arguments, prepare witnesses for the rigors of cross-examination, and conduct change of venue evaluations. The examples are drawn from a wide range of civil and criminal cases. In addition to behavioral scientists, legal professionals also will find important insights and strategies in this book.
Table of Content
I. Essential Issues in Trial Consultation
1. Introduction to Trial Consultation
2. The Case Conceptualization
3. Toolbox for Trial Consultants
II. Preparation of Witnesses and Attorneys
4. Witness Preparation for Testifying in Court
5. Preparation and Examination of Expert Witnesses
6. Witness Preparation: Findings from the Lab
III. Jury Selection Principles and Case Studies
7. Jury Selection: Basic Approaches
8. Jury Selection: Internet Sex Offenders and Juror Sexual Values
9. No Questions but Deselection Questions
10. Jury Selection: Reversals
IV. Changes of Venue
11. Change of Venue Consultations
12. Surveys of Pretrial Bias: A Case Report
V. Putting It Together
13. Trial Consultation in a Capital Murder Case: Integrating the Components of Trial Consultation
14. Trial Consultation in Eminent Domain Cases
15. Where Next for Trial Consulting?: Emerging Trends and Limitations
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