Scientific Disciplines and the Admissibility of Expert Evidence in Courts

The authors examine how people interpret expert claims when they do not share experts’ technical understanding. The authors review sociological research on the cultural boundaries of science and expertise, which suggests that scientific disciplines are heuristics nonspecialists use to evaluate exper...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Timothy L. O’Brien, Stephen L. Hawkins, Adam Loesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-06-01
Series:Socius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231221108044