A Test of the “Hired Gun” Hypothesis in Psychiatric Testimony
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 57 (1) , 117-118
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1985.57.1.117
Abstract
A sample of 255 psychiatrists and psychologists responded to a questionnaire designed to elicit the extent of their experience as defense or prosecution witnesses in criminal determinations of insanity. Prior defense experience correlated .78 with prior prosecution experience, suggesting that experts cannot readily be classified as working exclusively for the defense or for the prosecution.Keywords
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