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2022.
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"Infanticide examines medical expert evidence in infanticide cases, focusing specifically on the shifting notion of 'certainty' in medical testimony. Beginning in the early modern period and concluding in the mid-twentieth century, it considers how courts determined whether an infant has died from natural causes or other reasons, including violence. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars Criminology, Law and History"--
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[1998]
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Psychologists have been increasingly called on to testify in child abuse cases. The rough and tumble world of courtroom machinations, however, has left many wondering how they can protect themselves and their science from manipulation and misuse by the court system
In this volume, eminent lawyers, psychologists, and social workers discuss the thornier aspects of testimony and provide recommendations on the proper role of the expert witness. How can...
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[1991]
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"Expert" witnesses claim a luxury car accelerates when you step on the brake, though no defect is ever found. Whooping cough vaccine, said to cause brain damage and death, is almost removed from the market, though thirty years of epidemiological studies attest to its safety. Cerebral palsy cases, using electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) as evidence, flood the courts, despite overwhelming proof that EFM does not reduce birth defects. Spurious claims...
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