(HealthDay)—In two policy statements published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, guidance is provided for safeguarding the well-being of child witnesses, and recommendations are given for pediatricians relating to expert testimony.
Feb 21, 2017
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Physicians use different definitions of "reasonable medical certainty" when testifying as expert witnesses in child abuse cases. The variability is troubling because it could result in flawed rulings, according to researchers ...
Feb 11, 2016
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Since the beginning of the health crisis, Canadian courts, like those in other countries, have been making a technological shift. The number of proceedings filed online have increased and the same holds for virtual trials.
Oct 7, 2020
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Witnesses correct each other's errors. Two recently published research studies by legal psychologists Annelies Vredeveldt and Peter van Koppen at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam show that witnesses make fewer errors when they ...
Jun 24, 2016
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Immersive virtual environments—where officials interview eyewitnesses using digital representations, or avatars, instead of interacting in person—may increase the accuracy and amount of recalled information, shows research ...
May 14, 2018
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Teenagers who witness different types of violence are more likely to carry a firearm, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan.
Jul 6, 2023
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New research from the University of Liverpool examining the impact multiple forms of evidence has on juror perceptions during criminal trials has found the use of video material could be detrimental without the use of a judicial ...
Mar 14, 2017
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Doctors in the nation's capital may now begin the process of prescribing life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients.
Jul 18, 2017
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