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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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Colección: | American Psychology-Law Society series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The need for nuance
- Diagnoses, syndromes, and criminal responsibility
- The case for informed speculation
- Redefining probative value
- Beyond relevance
- The current state of the science and the law
- Are there "experts" on dangerousness?
- The structure of expertise in criminal cases.