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Expert Evidence in Criminal Law.

by Gold, Alan D.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookEdition: 2nd ed.Description: 1 online resource (296 pages).ISBN: 9781282884342; .Subject(s): Expertises | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The U.S. Revolution -- U.S. Developments -- The Canadian Parallel -- The U.K. Status Quo -- The Expert's Duty -- Chapter 3: The Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence -- No Opinions Except . . . -- Expert Opinion Evidence -- Relevance -- Logical Relevance -- Legal Relevance -- Necessity -- Absence of Exclusionary Rule -- A Qualified Expert -- Novel Expert Evidence -- Checklist -- Properly Qualified Expert -- Necessity -- Absence of Any Exclusionary Rule -- Logical Relevance -- Legal Relevance -- Chapter 4: Science: Some Basic Concepts -- The Scientific Method -- Scientific Literacy -- Accurate Recording of Meaningful Data -- Bias and Suggestion -- Error Rates -- Experimental Design and Research Quality -- Drawing Conclusions or What It Means -- Falsifiability -- Chapter 5: Science and the Forensic Sciences -- Fingerprint Identification -- Handwriting Identification -- Hair and Fibre Identification -- Firearm Identification -- Other Examples -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Science and Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence -- Chapter 7: Science and Syndromes, Profiles, and Indicators -- Syndromes -- Battered Woman Syndrome -- Trauma Syndromes: Credibility Opinions and Behavioural Characteristics -- Profiles -- Indicators -- Arson Indicators -- Chapter 8: Science and "Consistent With" Evidence -- Chapter 9: Science and Social Science Evidence -- Chapter 10: Problematic Procedural Issues -- The Voir Dire -- Hearsay Evidence -- Presenting the Expert Evidence -- Cross-Examination of Expert Evidence -- The Use of Written Authorities -- Statutory Evidentiary Provisions -- Disclosure Issues With Expert Reports -- Conflicting Expert Evidence -- Chapter 11: Proposals for Change.
Using Science As a Practical Litmus Test for "Experts" -- Using Science As a Source for Expert Evidence Per Se -- Appointing a Science Devil's Advocate -- Conclusion -- Table of Cases -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W -- About the Author.
Summary: Contains all the principles and knowledge needed to expose bogus experts and junk science and to reduce inflated expert evidence to its proper valuation.
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Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The U.S. Revolution -- U.S. Developments -- The Canadian Parallel -- The U.K. Status Quo -- The Expert's Duty -- Chapter 3: The Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence -- No Opinions Except . . . -- Expert Opinion Evidence -- Relevance -- Logical Relevance -- Legal Relevance -- Necessity -- Absence of Exclusionary Rule -- A Qualified Expert -- Novel Expert Evidence -- Checklist -- Properly Qualified Expert -- Necessity -- Absence of Any Exclusionary Rule -- Logical Relevance -- Legal Relevance -- Chapter 4: Science: Some Basic Concepts -- The Scientific Method -- Scientific Literacy -- Accurate Recording of Meaningful Data -- Bias and Suggestion -- Error Rates -- Experimental Design and Research Quality -- Drawing Conclusions or What It Means -- Falsifiability -- Chapter 5: Science and the Forensic Sciences -- Fingerprint Identification -- Handwriting Identification -- Hair and Fibre Identification -- Firearm Identification -- Other Examples -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Science and Psychiatric and Psychological Evidence -- Chapter 7: Science and Syndromes, Profiles, and Indicators -- Syndromes -- Battered Woman Syndrome -- Trauma Syndromes: Credibility Opinions and Behavioural Characteristics -- Profiles -- Indicators -- Arson Indicators -- Chapter 8: Science and "Consistent With" Evidence -- Chapter 9: Science and Social Science Evidence -- Chapter 10: Problematic Procedural Issues -- The Voir Dire -- Hearsay Evidence -- Presenting the Expert Evidence -- Cross-Examination of Expert Evidence -- The Use of Written Authorities -- Statutory Evidentiary Provisions -- Disclosure Issues With Expert Reports -- Conflicting Expert Evidence -- Chapter 11: Proposals for Change.

Using Science As a Practical Litmus Test for "Experts" -- Using Science As a Source for Expert Evidence Per Se -- Appointing a Science Devil's Advocate -- Conclusion -- Table of Cases -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W -- About the Author.

Contains all the principles and knowledge needed to expose bogus experts and junk science and to reduce inflated expert evidence to its proper valuation.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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