Recent Criminal Justice Resources

Get in touch with the appropriate agency, organization or firm to obtain the following resources.

Eyewitness Testimony: Challenging Your Opponent’s Witness. Author Brian L. Cutler, founder of Jury Tactics, a jury consulting firm in Chapel Hill, NC, discusses eye-witnessed events that make inaccurate testimony more likely, issues affecting the suggestiveness of identification tests, the National Institute of Justice’s guidelines on eyewitness evidence, practical guidelines for challenging witnesses, the psychology of eyewitness memory, closing arguments and judges, cautionary instructions on eyewitness memory. Price: $19.95 (paperback). Published by National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Phone: (800) 225-6482. FAX: (574) 271-8375.

2002 Edition, National Directory of Expert Witnesses. This comprehensive national directory is designed for trial attorneys, paralegals, investigators and others seeking experts, consultants and litigation support specialists from many different fields and specialties. The 560-page directory contains lists of more than 1,500 experts in more than 400 categories of technical, scientific and medical expertise. Price: $45 (paperback). To purchase or obtain more information, get in touch with the publisher, Claims Providers of America, P.O. Box 395, Esparto, CA 956627. Phone: (800) 735-6660. Fax: (530) 796-3631. E-mail: info@claims.com.

Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Guide to Ethics and Civil Liability has just been published by the National College of District Attorneys (NCDA). Price: $25, with discounts available for bulk purchases. To purchase or obtain more information, call the National College of District Attorneys, University of South Carolina, 937 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208-5087. Phone: (803) 544-5005. Fax: (803) 544-5301.