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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Main Author: Slobogin, Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007, 2007
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series / American Psychology-Law Society series
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