Closing the Credibility Gap
The Prosecutorial Use of Expert Witness Testimony in Sexual Assault Cases
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| ID | 12596175 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Louise Ellison (0000-0002-8030-990X, University of Leeds, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2005 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 239-268 |
| Data de publicação | 2005-10-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | The International Journal of Evidence & Proof (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1365-7127 • E-ISSN: 1740-5572 |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1350/ijep.2005.9.4.239 |
| OpenAlex | W1976030438 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 18 |
| Referências citadas | 14 |
Recent Home Office research indicates that complainants in sexual offence cases still struggle to gain credibility in the eyes of police, prosecutors and jurors. This article examines some of the credibility barriers confronting victims of sexual offences within the criminal process. In the USA, prosecutors have utilised expert witness testimony in an effort to educate jurors and restore credibility to complainants' accounts. This article critically assesses these developments and explores the potential admissibility of ‘educational’ expert witness testimony in criminal courts in England and Wales
Closing (real estate · Credibility · Criminology · Cross-examination · Expert witness · Forensic psychology · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Witness · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Complaints of rape and the criminal justice system
Investigating false memories among “winners” and “losers” in the prisoner’s dilemma
Recent research involving consent, alcohol intoxication, and memory
Credibility in context
Proving non-fatal strangulation in family violence cases
Evidencing domestic violence*, including behaviour that falls under the new offence of ‘controlling or coercive behaviour’
An Unforeseen Alliance
Behavior displayed by female victims during rapes committed by lone and multiple perpetrators
Policing the culture of silence
Normal Trauma and Abnormal Diagnosis
The Victim of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in the Irish Courts 1999–2006
Two Roads Converge
Trying to Move the Elephant in the Living Room
Differences in accounts and the ‘lying’ complainant
Memory as evidence
Reacting to Rape
Breaking Down Barriers
Turning Mirrors Into Windows
The effect of emotion on cue utilization and the organization of behavior.
Factors influencing children to self-disclose sexual abuse
A Gap or A Chasm?
The child sexual abuse accomodation syndrome
Delay in disclosure of childhood rape
Emotional stress and eyewitness memory
Impact of sexual abuse on children
Real rapes” and “real victims”
Prosecuting and Defending Rape
Rape Trauma Syndrome
Prosecuting Domestic Violence without Victim Participation
How Different Are Rape Trials
Trivial persuasion in the courtroom
| Obras citantes distintas | 18 |
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| Citações por ano | 1 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 18 |