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Dec 26, 2024
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JS 622 - Sci Evid/Expert Testimony (2 units)
Overview of use of medical evidence in the courtroom: nature of scientific evidence, expert testimony, pathology, toxicology, child abuse, and technological innovation.
Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. recognize the judge’s role as a “gatekeeper” of scientific evidence and expert testimony.
2. assess the consistencies and contradictions between the culture of science and the culture of law.
3. demonstrate understanding of the basic scientific and statistical concepts of “confidence intervals” and “statistical significance”, and understand how the two interrelate.
4. identify the scientific methods available to researchers studying complex human behavior.
5. rule with greater precision on the admissibility of DNA genetic identification evidence.
6. outline the function and proper qualifications of a forensic pathologist.
7. identify the key concepts of how computer forensic evidence is recovered and examined.
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