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Oral performance, identity, and representation in forensic psychiatry
Ezra E H Griffith1, Madelon Baranoski
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 George Street, Suite 901, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. ezra.griffith@yale.edu
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
|September 13, 2011
Summary
Forensic psychiatry
Area of Science:
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Legal Psychology
- Psychiatry
Background:
- The field of forensic psychiatry is growing in practice and scholarship.
- Defining the nature of its work is crucial for this evolving discipline.
- Expert testimony in court is a key aspect of forensic psychiatric practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assert that courtroom testimony is a performance, not just knowledge sharing.
- To explore the anthropological, religious, political, and psychological dimensions of expert testimony.
- To address ethical concerns regarding the performance aspect of oral testimony.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of expert testimony as performance.
- Drawing parallels with studies of face-to-face interaction in other disciplines.
- Review of ethical considerations in forensic psychiatric practice.
Main Results:
- Expert testimony in forensic psychiatry can be understood as a form of performance.
- Elements of ritual and belief are present in the courtroom presentation of expert evidence.
- Highlighting the performance aspect raises ethical questions within the discipline.
Conclusions:
- Forensic psychiatry must recognize the unique performative nature of expert testimony.
- Mastery of this performative work requires developing standards for excellence and ethical practice.
- Acknowledging testimony as performance is essential for the advancement of forensic psychiatry.
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