Experts in Court
Reconciling Law, Science, and Professional Knowledge
$51.18
- Hardcover
162 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2005
Summary
This book examines the use of expert testimony across the legal system, including the unique issues faced by mental health professionals when they are called upon to serve as expert witnesses. The book carefully reveals the evolution of laws regarding evidence admissability, the requirements established by specific court rulings for scientific and non-scientific expert testimony, and the new rules for submission of psychological expertise in court.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781591472469 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1591472466 |
| Author: | Daniel W. Shuman, Bruce D. Sales |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Imprint: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 162 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2005 |
| Weight: | 508g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 185mm x 261mm |
| Series: | Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences |
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About The Author
Daniel W. Shuman
Sales is Director of the Psychology, Policy and Law Program at the University of Arizona, Tucson, where he is also a professor of psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and law.
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