Seeking or controlling the truth? An examination of courtroom questioning practices by Canadian lawyers

The questioning practices of Canadian lawyers were examined. Courtroom examinations (N = 91) were coded for the type of utterance, the assumed purpose of the utterance, and the length of utterance. Results showed that approximately one-fifth of all utterances were classified as productive for gather...

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Authors: Lively, Christopher J. (Author) ; Fahmy, Weyam (Author) ; Fallon, Laura (Author) ; Snook, Brent (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 343-366
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Courtroom questioning
Justice System
Lawyers
question types
truth-seeking