History of Counterintuitive Testimony
What have been the earlier permutations of counterintuitive beliefs.
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Preparing for and Crossing the Cold / CSA Expert
Good advice from an experienced prosecutor.
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Arizona Sex Offender Providers (by county)
Cochise County Rebecca H. Loftis, Psy.D.1809 N Whispering Pine Rd PO Box 151Dragoon, AZ 85609775-420-22481057rebeccahloftis@gmail.com Client Population Served: Adult Males, Developmentally Disabled Adults, Developmentally Disabled Adolescent, Adolescent MalesProgram Definition: Civil Commitment Evaluations/Treatment, Prison/Jail, Psychosexual Forensic Evaluation John J. Murphy, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.John J. Murphy, LCSW dba M2CG Counseling LLC471 E Bartow Dr.Sierra Vista, AZ 85635520-678-7341jjmurph@juno.com Client
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Age and Timing of Disclosure
Exploration of how the age of a child can impact disclosing abuse.
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Dutton Dissertation Quotes
Dr. Wendy Dutton has been used thousands of times to provide cold testimony for CSA trials. In her 2011 doctoral dissertation, she notes: CSAAS The validity of the CSAAS has been challenged by both legal defense advocates and scholars (Pipe, Orbach, Lamb & Cederborg, 2007; Summit, 1992). One of the most influential recent scholarly challenges
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Underwood article (1999)
The commonly cited article by Dr. Dutton claiming molesters perpetrate when another child is in the room.
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The Null Hypotheses: Proven and Unfounded Claims of CSA
Here’s the scenario, in your trial the counterintuitive expert testifies she has forensically interviewed over 21,000 children. Trick question: “How many of the 21,000 children had unproven allegations?” Answer: “All of them.” When the counter-intuitive expert describes what she has learned from thousands of forensic child interviews, she is potentially misleading the jury. Correctly understood
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A Cure for a Non-problem
A fundamental concept that is often overlooked. Why is an expert needed to teach on something the jury has already stated they do not believe?
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The Newly Adopted Daubert Standard: Implications for Psychological Evaluations in Court
Presentation for the State Bar of Arizona, June 14, 2012.
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Discriminate Validity
A critical concept that bears directly on a Daubert challenge.
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