Gender-Intrusive Questioning: A Survey of Expert Witnesses

Authors

Tarika Daftary Kapur, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Maureen O'Connor, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Mindy Mechanic, California State University Fullerton

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2014

Journal / Book Title

Behavioral Sciences & the Law

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a survey of male and female psychologists with expert witness experience. The survey explored the roles of both expert witness gender and valence of the testimony to provide preliminary empirical data on whether gender in combination with the valence of testimony leads to perceived bias targeted towards female experts. The presence of such bias might diminish the credibility of the expert and subsequently the proffered testimony and, thus, undermine the legal system as effective fact-finder by leading to decision-making based on extra-legal factors.

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2114

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Daftary Kapur, Tarika; O'Connor, Maureen; and Mechanic, Mindy, "Gender-Intrusive Questioning: A Survey of Expert Witnesses" (2014). Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 122.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/justice-studies-facpubs/122

Published Citation

Daftary-Kapur, T., O'Connor, M. and Mechanic, M. (2014), Gender-Intrusive Questioning: A Survey of Expert Witnesses. Behav. Sci. Law, 32: 180-194. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2114