Reference manual on scientific evidence.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Federal Judicial Center.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence, Expert--United States.

Evidence, Expert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1038 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition , assists judges in managing cases involving complex scientific and technical evidence by describing the basic tenets of key scientific fields from which legal evidence is typically derived and by providing examples of cases in which that evidence has been used. First published in 1994 by the Federal Judicial Center, the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence has been relied upon in the legal and academic communities and is often cited by various courts and others. Judges faced with disputes over the admissibility of scientific and technical evidence refer to the manual to help them better understand and evaluate the relevance, reliability and usefulness of the evidence being proffered. The manual is not intended to tell judges what is good science and what is not. Instead, it serves to help judges identify issues on which experts are likely to differ and to guide the inquiry of the court in seeking an informed resolution of the conflict. The core of the manual consists of a series of chapters (reference guides) on various scientific topics, each authored by an expert in that field. The topics have been chosen by an oversight committee because of their complexity and frequency in litigation. Each chapter is intended to provide a general overview of the topic in lay terms, identifying issues that will be useful to judges and others in the legal profession. They are written for a non-technical audience and are not intended as exhaustive presentations of the topic. Rather, the chapters seek to provide judges with the basic information in an area of science, to allow them to have an informed conversation with the experts and attorneys.

Contents:

The admissibility of expert testimony / Margaret A. Berger

How science works / David Goodstein

Reference guide on forensic identification expertise / Paul C. Giannelli, Edward J. Imwinkelried, & Joseph L. Peterson

Reference guide on DNA identification evidence / David H. Kaye & George Sensabaugh

Reference guide on statistics / David H. Kaye & David A. Freedman

Reference guide on multiple regression / Daniel L. Rubinfield

Reference guide on survey research / Shari Seidman Diamond

Reference guide on estimation of economic damages / Mark A. Allen, Robert E. Hall, & Victoria A. Lazear

Reference guide on exposure science / Joseph V. Rodricks

Reference guide on epidemiology / Bernard D. Goldstein, D. Michal Freedman, & Leon Gordis

Reference guide on toxicology / Bernard D. Goldstein & Mary Sue Henifin

Reference guide on medical testimony / John B. Wong, Lawrence O. Gustin, & Oscar A. Cabrera

Reference guide on neuroscience / Henry T. Greely & Anthony D. Wagner

Reference guide on mental health evidence / Paul S. Appelbaum

Reference guide on engineering / Channing R. Robertson, John E. Moalli, & David L. Black.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613311900

9780309214254

0309214254

9781283311908

1283311909

9780309214223

030921422X

OCLC:

923284153