Scientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law /

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Scientific and social scientific evidence has informed judicial decisions and the making of constitutional law for decades, but for much of U.S. history it has also served as a rhetorical device to justify inequality. It is only in recent years that scientific and statistical research has helped red...

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Autor principal: Ancheta, Angelo N (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2006]
Temas:
Discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination > Research > United States.
Equality before the law > Research > United States.
Equality before the law > United States.
Science and law > United States.
Science and law.
LAW / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Science and Law, Ideology and Inequality
  • 3. Desegregation and "Modern Authority"
  • 4. Science and Equal Protection
  • 5. Proving Discrimination
  • 6. Science, Advocacy, and Fact Finding
  • 7. Directions and Conclusions
  • Cases Discussed in the Text
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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