Forensic ethics and the expert witness / Philip J. Candilis, Robert Weinstock, Richard Martinez, edited by Andrew Szanton.

New York : Springer Verlag, 2007.

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Forensic psychiatry.

Evidence, Expert.

Legal ethics.

Psychiatric ethics.

Bioethics.

1. The problem of the expert's ethics in court

2. Cases and examples using the approaches so far

3. Ethical theories: principled models, narrative theory, and professional integrity

4. Theories and perspectives from other quarters

5. Robust professionalism: beyond roles

6. Ethical reasoning for the courtroom expert.

The expert witness' job is often described as a balancing act: duty to clients on the one hand, duty to society on the other. Richly illustrated with cases from medicine, psychiatry, and law, this elegantly written volume examines the common moral ground that links these usually separate domains, and relates forensic ethics to larger concepts of morality and justice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780387353807

xv, 211 p.