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Combining political analysis, scientific reasoning, and a study of specific state supreme court cases, this title presents an examination of the tradition of 'gatekeeping,' the practice of deciding the admissibility of scientific evidence. It examines judicial policymaking in 3 areas - forensic DNA, polygraphs, and psychological syndrome evidence.

Table of Contents
The mystery of the gatekeepers
Clues to judicial behavior
Forensic DNA : law enforcement in the laboratory
Lie detection : victim of law and politics
Syndrome evidence: science isn't everything
Gatekeepers and the politics of knowledge
New clues? gatekeeping and the 21st century

Black Robes White Coats The Puzzle of Judicial

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    Publisher: Rutgers University Press
    Publication Date: 18/09/2008
    ISBN13: 9780813543697, 978-0813543697
    ISBN10: 081354369X
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    Civil procedure: law of evidence Science: general issues

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Combining political analysis, scientific reasoning, and a study of specific state supreme court cases, this title presents an examination of the tradition of 'gatekeeping,' the practice of deciding the admissibility of scientific evidence. It examines judicial policymaking in 3 areas - forensic DNA, polygraphs, and psychological syndrome evidence.

    Table of Contents
    The mystery of the gatekeepers
    Clues to judicial behavior
    Forensic DNA : law enforcement in the laboratory
    Lie detection : victim of law and politics
    Syndrome evidence: science isn't everything
    Gatekeepers and the politics of knowledge
    New clues? gatekeeping and the 21st century

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