Behavioral Realism in Law: Reframing the Discussion About Social Science's Place in Antidiscrimination Law and Policy

Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 383-397

  Krieger, Linda Hamilton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral realism; Civil rights; Psychological theories; Psychologists; Social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649173481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696422.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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