Social Science Evidence in Law
Social science evidence has come to play an increasingly important role in civil and criminal cases at all levels of American courts. It is used, for example, in cases involving issues of trademark infringement, obscenity, discrimination, identification of criminal offenders, potential jury prejudice, misleading advertising, eyewitness reliability, sexual assault, self defense, dangerousness, and the fashioning of remedies. The goal of this course is to teach law students to become sophisticated consumers and critics of social science evidence. Evaluation will entail two 4-page (approximately) papers on a number of articles that will be on the reading list and a two-hour, closed-book exam.
Please note that course organization and content may vary substantially from semester to semester and descriptions are not necessarily professor specific. Please contact the instructor directly if you have particular course-related questions.
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- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Legal Analysis, Research & Writing
- Property
- Torts
- Criminal Procedure: Formal
- Criminal Procedure: Investigation
- Evidence
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- Trusts and Estates
- Children and the Law
- Civil Procedure
- Legal Analysis, Research & Writing
- Comparative Jurisprudence
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