Science in the Law: Social and Behavioral Science Issues (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) - Softcover

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This book is a student edition spin-off from the popular Science Law. The authors introduce law students to the rigors and details underlying scientific expert testimony, offering an entry point to a host of scientific fields that are highly relevant to the law. The book is designed to acquaint law students with scientific fields that are crucial to practicing law. Topics covered include insanity and diminished capacity, predictors of violence, sexual aggressors, battered women or children, rape trauma syndrome, children's memory and testimony, eyewitness identifications, hypnosis, repressed memories, gender stereotyping, and polygraph tests.

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