TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychologists as witnesses : background and good practice in the delivery of evidence
AU - Ireland, Jane L.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - An outline of the background to the provision of psychological evidence within legal settings will be provided, with attention to formal and quasi-court settings (e.g., tribunals). Key points of relevance to psychologists and to educational psychologists in particular will be illustrated, including guidelines for defendable written and oral evidence. The Civil Procedure Rules and their application to expert witnesses will be used to indicate the standards for witness evidence. The paper will conclude by outlining the significance of distinguishing between process and content. The importance of presenting with expertise both in content (e.g., qualification as an educational psychologist) and court process is highlighted.
AB - An outline of the background to the provision of psychological evidence within legal settings will be provided, with attention to formal and quasi-court settings (e.g., tribunals). Key points of relevance to psychologists and to educational psychologists in particular will be illustrated, including guidelines for defendable written and oral evidence. The Civil Procedure Rules and their application to expert witnesses will be used to indicate the standards for witness evidence. The paper will conclude by outlining the significance of distinguishing between process and content. The importance of presenting with expertise both in content (e.g., qualification as an educational psychologist) and court process is highlighted.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/534629
U2 - 10.1080/02667360802019172
DO - 10.1080/02667360802019172
M3 - Article
SN - 0266-7363
VL - 24
SP - 115
EP - 127
JO - Educational Psychology in Practice
JF - Educational Psychology in Practice
IS - 2
ER -