The CHESS Model of Forensic Opinion Formulation: striving to checkmate bias
The CHESS Model of Forensic Opinion Formulation: striving to checkmate bias This article first appeared in The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry Law. Wills, C. The CHESS Model of Forensic Opinion Formulation: striving to checkmate bias. J of the Am Acad of Psychiatry Law. 2008, 36:535-540 Expert witnesses use various methods to render dispassionate opinions. Some forensic psychiatrists acknowledge bias up front; other experts use principles endorsed by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law or other…