Proving the unprovable : the role of law, science, and speculation in adjudicating culpability and dangerousness /

The author proposes a number of ways the courts can ensure that experts provide the best possible information about ultimately unknowable past mental states and future behavior, arguing that a rigorous demonstration of scientific validity from expert witnesses may often be unfair and can diminish th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slobogin, Christopher, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Colección:American Psychology-Law Society series.
Temas:
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Criminal liability > United States > Psychological aspects.
Criminal liability > Social aspects > United States.
Violent offenders > United States.
Criminal psychology > United States.
Forensic psychology > United States.
Forensic sociology > United States.
Expert Testimony > legislation & jurisprudence
Forensic Psychiatry > legislation & jurisprudence
Dangerous Behavior
Liability, Legal ⁷̧⁰́₍z United States.
Expertises > États-Unis.
Criminels violents > États-Unis.
Psychologie légale > États-Unis.
Sociologie légale > États-Unis.
Criminal liability > Psychological aspects
Criminal liability > Social aspects
Criminal psychology
Evidence, Expert
Forensic psychology
Forensic sociology
Violent offenders
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The author proposes a number of ways the courts can ensure that experts provide the best possible information about ultimately unknowable past mental states and future behavior, arguing that a rigorous demonstration of scientific validity from expert witnesses may often be unfair and can diminish the process's reliability.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1429402970
9781429402972
0198040962
9780198040965
1280846038
9781280846038

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