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The psychological foundations of evidence law /
Evidence law is meant to facilitate trials that are fair, accurate and efficient, and that encourage and protect important societal values and relationships. In pursuit of these often-conflicting goals, common law judges and modern drafting committees are often required to perform as amateur applied...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
New York University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Psychology and the law (New York, N.Y.)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the crossroads of psychology and evidence law
- Minding the jury
- Judges versus juries: trying the facts
- Balancing acts
- Instructions to disregard and to limit use
- Judging the witness
- Witness the witness
- Character evidence: propensity and impeachment
- Other types of evidence
- Hearsay and exceptions
- Scientific and other expert evidence
- Conclusion: the lessons of psychology for evidence law
- Appendix A: Table of concepts
- Appendix B: Federal Rules of Evidence (abridged)
- Notes.