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Black robes, white coats : the puzzle of judicial policymaking and scientific evidence /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Rebecca C., 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Admissible evidence > United States.
State courts > United States.
Judicial discretion > United States.
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.