Experts in court:reconciling law, science, and professional knowledge
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American Psychological Association,
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Publisher Address: | Washington, DC |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Law and public policy : psychology and the social sciences |
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Carrier Form: | ix, 162 p.: ; 27 cm. |
Publication Frequency: | View table of contents on the Internet via the World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 1591472466 |
Index Number: | D90 |
CLC: | D90-054 |
Call Number: | D90-054/S163 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : why expert witnesses? -- Goals for the rules of evidence -- Admitting expert testimony : evolution and interpretation -- Problems in implementing the goals for the rules of evidence -- Reconciling the law of admissibility of expert testimony with the goals for the rules of evidence -- Reconciling the behavior of experts with the goals for the rules of evidence -- Epilogue : looking to the future. |