Experts in Court: Reconciling Law, Science, and Professional Knowledge (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)
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Author: Bruce Dennis Sales Ph.D.J.D.
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1591472466
ISBN 13: 978-1591472469
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.
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1591472466
ISBN 13: 978-1591472469
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.