Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases

Résumé du livre

Scientific Evidence in Civil & Criminal Cases is designed to provide those participating in trials with a concise understanding of the scope of the most commonly encountered types of expert testimony, & the nature of the results which may be expected from specialists. It explores both the potentialities & limitations of various types of expert proof. It considers qualifications needed for expertise in these various professional disciplines & discusses the status of the law concerning the various types of evidence encountered. The book first deals with the general concepts underlying expert opinion testimony, with the use of real & demonstrative evidence, & with opinion testimony of non-expert "skilled witnesses." It then turns in succession to expert testimony based upon the physical sciences, & expert witnesses in the biological & life sciences. Finally, the book explores expert testimony in the behavioral sciences.