Forensic Audiology: A Guide for the Expert Witness

Forensic Audiology: A Guide for the Expert Witness is a unique book written for audiologists who are interested in broadening their practice to include acting as an expert witness in legal cases. While audiologists may feel that their training, experience, and specialization prepares them to become an expert witness, it is critical to have an understanding of the special processes, customs, etiquette, and tactics involved in the legal profession, and how to develop a forensic audiology practice.

The authors draw on their many years of experience and begin with an overview of the legal systems and the U.S. court system. The book also includes:

• the rules of expert testimony
• the structure of criminal and civil cases
• the phases of discovery, deposition, and trial
• the roles, responsibilities, and ethics involved in forensic audiology

Review

"In short, Forensic Audiology, a 354-page book, covers every element that any audiologist needs to know about if they become an expert audiology witness in Canada and other countries. I would highly recommend this book, not only to learn about Forensic Audiology, but also to remind us how broad and encompassing our profession is."
—Marshall Chasin, AuD, in Canadian Audiologist Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024

Foreword by Michael Metz, PhD
Preface
Prologue: The Struggle for Truth
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction to Forensic Audiology

Chapter 2. The Rules of Expert Testimony

Chapter 3. The United States Court System

Chapter 4. The Structure of Criminal Cases

Chapter 5. The Structure of Civil Cases

Chapter 6. The Legal Report

Chapter 7. Discovery - Deposition - Trial

Chapter 8. Forensic Audiology Practice Development

Chapter 9. The Ethics of Expert Witnessing

Appendix A. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Code of Ethics–2023
Appendix B. American Academy of Audiology Code of Ethics–2023
Appendix C. Academy of Doctors of Audiology Code of Ethics–2023
Index