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Methods of Presenting Scientific Evidence in Court

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  • MARK A. CHESLER

    (University of Michigan)

  • DEBRA S. KALMUSS

    (Johns Hopkins University)

  • JOSEPH SANDERS

    (University of Houston)

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This article presents and analyzes lawyers' and scientists' views of the advisability of using alternatives to the party witness format (e.g., scientific panels) in school desegregation cases. Scientists' and attorneys' desires to control the presentation of evidence and courtroom interaction is one factor explaining their preference for panels or party witness formats. In addition, control is seen as a means of influencing several other issues: selection of an appropriate form of dispute settlement in this litigation; management of potential bias in social science scholarship and testimony; and determination of the proper role of expert witnesses. These issues are investigated with a sample of lawyers and scholars who tried and testified in 17 school desegregation cases across the nation.

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  • Mark A. Chesler & Debra S. Kalmuss & Joseph Sanders, 1983. "Methods of Presenting Scientific Evidence in Court," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 11(4), pages 443-468, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:11:y:1983:i:4:p:443-468
    DOI: 10.1177/0049124183011004004
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