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Expert Evidence in Criminal Law, 2/E: The Scientific Approach Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Gold, Alan D. (Author)
ISBN: 1552211703     ISBN-13: 9781552211700
Publisher: Irwin Law
OUR PRICE:   $64.35  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Evidence
- Law | Criminal Law - General
Dewey: 345.067
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 275 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Joint winner of the 2005 Walter Owen Book Prize (first edition)

Expert Evidence in Criminal Law: The Scientific Approach by Alan D. Gold is the first and only Canadian book on expert evidence entirely from a scientific perspective.

The book is written in plain language, making it easily accessible to lawyers and judges approaching the topic for the first time. At the same time, it contains all the principles and knowledge needed to expose bogus experts and junk science and to reduce inflated expert evidence to its proper valuation.

Everything from forensic identification evidence, including fingerprints and toolmarks, to psychological and psychiatric evidence, such as post traumatic stress syndrome, are discussed and evaluated according to the rules of science and the deficiencies and weaknesses of the evidence are demonstrated in detail.

The book has been thoroughly updated in this new edition to reflect developments in both the law and science.

Contributor Bio(s): Gold, Alan D.: - Alan D. Gold practises criminal law at the trial and appellate levels and has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario, as well as in other provinces, and in the Supreme Court of Canada. He is a member and past president of the Criminal Lawyers' Association, and an inductee of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers (US). Mr. Gold is one of Canada's most respected commentators on criminal law matters. His Criminal Law Netletter, which is available on Quicklaw, is read by thousands of Canadian and international criminal lawyers each week.