TY - BOOK AU - Sales,Bruce Dennis AU - Shuman,Daniel W. TI - Experts in court: reconciling law, science, and professional knowledge T2 - Law and public policy : psychology and the social sciences SN - 1591472466 AV - KF8965 .S25 2005 U1 - 347.73/67 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, DC PB - American Psychological Association KW - Forensic psychology KW - United States KW - Local KW - Evidence, Expert KW - Forensic psychiatry N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : why expert witnesses? -- Goals for the rules of evidence -- Admitting expert testimony : evolution and interpretation -- Problems in implementing the goals for the rules of evidence -- Reconciling the law of admissibility of expert testimony with the goals for the rules of evidence -- Reconciling the behavior of experts with the goals for the rules of evidence -- Epilogue : looking to the future ER -