… For a fuller discussion of the objectivity of science and the distinction between science and
nonscience, see Faigman, supra note 14. For a discussion of the value of history as a source of …

A fundamental divide exists between what scientists do as scientists and what courts often
ask them to do as expert witnesses. Whereas scientists almost invariably inquire into …

TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT: ASSESSING THE VALUE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE TO THE LAW
AS SCIENCE AND POLICY David L. Faigman* 1. Falsifability … Similarly, Paul Dirac and …

… 3' For a discussion of the cycle theory, see L. Walker (1984), supra note 2, at 95-104; …
interviewers' responses indicated a high level of agreement," L. Walker (1984), supra note 2, at 96, …

Is scientific information misused by this country’s court system and lawmakers? Today more
than ever before, lawyers, politicians, and government administrators are forced to wrestle …

The battered woman syndrome illustrates all that is wrong with the law's use of science. The
working hypothesis of the battered woman syndrome was first introduced in Lenore Walker's …

Since the earliest days of the use of expert witnesses,'judges (and more recently legislatures)
have struggled to design the juridical intersection where law and science cross paths. 2 …

The use of statistics and probabilities as legal evidence has recently come under increased
scrutiny. Judges' and jurors' ability to understand and use this type of evidence has been of …

In this article, we report the results of a two-part investigation of psychological assessments
by psychologists in legal contexts. The first part involves a systematic review of the 364 …

Neuroscientific evidence is increasingly being offered in court cases. Consequently, the
legal system needs neuroscientists to act as expert witnesses who can explain the limitations …