RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Admissibility of Falseā€Confession Testimony: Know Thy Standard JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 535 OP 538 VO 33 IS 4 A1 Quintieri, Peter A1 Weiss, Kenneth J. YR 2005 UL http://jaapl.org/content/33/4/535.abstract AB The reliability of confessions is subject to a variety of factors, some of which give rise to expert testimony. To the degree that prosecutors construe the determination of reliability as an objective standard, they may attempt to bar testimony. Moreover, when the testimony is theoretical rather than clinical, there are additional challenges. Depending on jurisdiction, the admissibility of expert testimony on whether a confession was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary is subject to a legal threshold such as the Frye or Daubert standard. The authors review a 2002 New Jersey Superior Court ruling that illustrates the forces that shape the admissibility of confessions.