Expert testimony pertaining to battered woman syndrome: Its impact on jurors' decisions

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 655-673

  Schuller, Regina A ^a   Rzepa, Sara ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Battered women; Expert testimony; Mock juror decision making; Nullification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CONSENSUS; EVALUATION; HOMICIDE; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BATTERED WOMEN; CANADA; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; JUDICIAL ROLE; MALE;

EID: 0036981328     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020933618221     Document Type: Article

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