TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Reel forensic experts: Forensic psychiatrists as portrayed on screen
JO  - The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
A1  - Friedman, Susan Hatters
A1  - Cerny, Cathleen A.
A1  - Soliman, Sherif
A1  - West, Stephen G.
SP  - 412
EP  - 417
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
N2  - The lay public is much more likely to have encountered a forensic psychiatrist on television or in the movies than to have encountered a real one. Thus, by way of popular culture, the jury's perceptions and expectations of forensic expert witnesses may have been formed long before they take the stand. We describe a typology of five categories of forensic experts portrayed in fiction: Dr. Evil, The Professor, The Hired Gun, The Activist, and the Jack of All Trades. As art imitates life, these categories (aside from Dr. Evil) mirror real-life criticisms that have been made about forensic experts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1093-6793
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -