tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528377935446865958.post5928789484942190272..comments2024-03-24T10:23:42.737-04:00Comments on Jim Fisher True Crime: Courtroom Psychologists and Criminologists Jim Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640110709472034191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528377935446865958.post-52735571711873903142018-07-23T10:40:19.728-04:002018-07-23T10:40:19.728-04:00If say, the prosecution questions the qualificatio...If say, the prosecution questions the qualifications of a defense expert witness, the judge will decide if this witness can give an opinion on the issue in question. Usually the judge will allow the expert to testify and let the jury decide his or her credibility. As a result, a lot of phony experts give evidence in courts of law. It's a problem that is hurting forensic science.Jim Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640110709472034191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6528377935446865958.post-43587190589219958692018-07-23T07:28:02.424-04:002018-07-23T07:28:02.424-04:00I am confused. Aren't those considered "e...I am confused. Aren't those considered "expert witnesses" vetted? Don't they have to meet a standard protocol? I was under the impression that to be paid as a field expert one has to meet minimum qualifications. Does that deviate from state to state? Or is the term expert used willy-nilly - as in, if I can make your credentials sound good even though you have taken only a single community college level course on criminology, I can call you as an expert?<br /><br />Fantastically interesting blog, btw. I'm hooked.One Creative Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533010728492263630noreply@blogger.com