Sometimes What Everybody Thinks They Know Is True

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 629-644

  Friedman, Richard D ^a   Park, Roger C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Daubert; Expert testimony; Motive evidence; Probative value; Spousal abuse

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; BATTERED WOMAN; BAYES THEOREM; EXPERT WITNESS; FATALITY; HOMICIDE; INSURANCE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; PROBATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; GUILT; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBABILITY; SPOUSES; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347169229     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:LAHU.0000004891.73982.d3     Document Type: Review

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