Expert Evidence

Leam A. Craig, PhD, is a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice Ltd, holding visiting professorships at the University of Lincoln, Birmingham City University, and the University of Birmingham. A Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences, he has over 25 years of experience as an expert witness, producing over 2000 psychological reports and testifying on over 250 occasions across Magistrates, Family, Crown and Civil Courts, Mental Health Review Tribunals, Parole Boards, and United States Air Force Military Court Martials. He chaired the British Psychological Society Expert Witness Advisory Group from 2016 to 2023.

• About the Editor viiAbout the Contributors ixAcknowledgements xxiPart 1 The Role of the Expert Witness 11 Expert Psychological Evidence 3Leam A. Craig2 Psychometric Testing in Legal Contexts, Ethical Test Use and Expert Accountability: Ensuring Psychometric Integrity in Expert Testimony 29Glenda Liell3 Expert Testimony: Is There a Role for the Memory Expert Witness? An Essay in Autobiography 61Graham M. Davies4 Navigating Objectivity and Reputation 75KC Ben Douglas-Jones and Daniel Bunting5 Effective Expert Evidence: A Parole Board Chair's Perspective 87HH Patrick Thomas KCPart 2 Psychological Conditions and Expert Evidence 1056 Personality Disorder and Diminished Responsibility 107Harry Wood7 Criminal Responsibility and Fitness to Plead Evidence 131Eleanor Hind and Richard Latham8 Evidence in Relation to Automatisms 153Hannah Cock and Bernard Chin9 Autism and Giving Evidence in the Justice System: Individual, Interpersonal and Environmental Factors 183Ralph Bagnall and Katie Maras10 Considerations on the Quality and Reliability of Eyewitness Evidence 211Rui Paulo and Eva Rubínová11 Alcohol and Memory Evidence for UK Criminal Justice Practice 231Tia Bennett, Madeleine Ingham, and Heather D. Flowe12 Recall of Trauma and False Versus Recovered Memories 271Chris R. Brewin and Bernice AndrewsIndex 295