Effective Expert Testimony - Symposium, Los Angeles, California, 17-20 February 1981

• NCJ Number: 88589
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1983) Pages: 516-539
• Author(s): R F Sognnaes
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 24 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Amrican Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Annotation

This symposium was organized, with the help of several academicians who have served as professors of Speech and related communication departments at universities in and around Los Angeles, for a panel discussion held there during the 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 17-20 Feb. 1981.

Abstract

Serving as moderator under the sponsorship of the AAFS's Odontology Section, the topic of 'Effective Expert Testimony' was considered in the following sequence, related to various aspects of court communications: (1) the expert witness and the use of videotape recordings; (2) the role of nonverbal communication in the course of expert testimony; (3) the nature of jury response to the expert witness; (4) the major components of source credibility of the expert witness; and as a kind of concluding verbal 'autopsy;' (5) discussion of the legal dimensions and practical court experiences pertinent to effective testimony. Within AAFS the practical applications of forensic sciences have been encouraged by multidisciplinary cooperation and joint sessions. (Author abstract modified)