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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.
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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.