{"product_id":"expert-witness-the-weight-of-our-testimony-when-justice-hangs-in-the-balance","title":"Expert Witness: The Weight of Our Testimony When Justice Hangs in the Balance","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the author of the critically-acclaimed true crime account,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e A Killer By Design \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(the inspiration behind Hulu's original docuseries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMastermind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e), a groundbreaking look into the crucial role played by expert witnesses in the most high-profile criminal cases, based on Dr. Ann Burgess‚Äô personal experiences within the criminal justice system. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written through Burgess‚Äô singular lens of compassion and lived experience, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eExpert Witness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e pulls back the curtain on some of the biggest cases in the last thirty years‚Äîfrom Bill Cosby to the Menendez brothers to Larry Nassar‚Äîto reveal the deeply human stories behind the trials that have captivated a nation. The book explores the role of expert witnesses in high stakes court cases, offering first-hand accounts and never-before-seen interviews with attorneys, victims, and offenders. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eExpert Witness \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplaces readers inside the mind of the nation‚Äôs most prominent courtroom expert, following Burgess as she takes on one seismic case after the next. Throughout the narrative, each case deepens the reader‚Äôs understanding of the art and science of expert testimony, taking readers from the women‚Äôs movement of the 1970s to the #MeToo movement of today‚Äîone of the largest social reckonings in recent history. At its core, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eExpert Witness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a story of empowerment. It‚Äôs a story of compassion and the ever-increasing need for individuals to stand up and speak truth to power or to popular opinion. And it's ultimately a story of how revolutionary one voice can be. \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50223981232413,"sku":"9780306834042","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780306834042.jpg?v=1754333432","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/expert-witness-the-weight-of-our-testimony-when-justice-hangs-in-the-balance","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}