%0 Journal Article %1 lawson2005science %A Lawson, Joanne %D 2005 %J postnote %K admissibility court daubert frye science %N 248 %P 1-4 %T Science in Court %U /brokenurl#www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_offices/post/pubs2005.cfm %X SCIENCE IN CScience is increasingly used in court, where it appears in a variety of guises. Equipment used to gather evidence for the courts may be well-established (for example, breathalysers) or its scientific validity may still be in question (for example, lie detectors). Scientists themselves may act as expert witnesses, presenting evidence in courts. This briefing note will consider how courts determine what science to accept, the options for accrediting science and expert witnesses and how disagreements between scientists are managed.

@article{lawson2005science, abstract = {SCIENCE IN CScience is increasingly used in court, where it appears in a variety of guises. Equipment used to gather evidence for the courts may be well-established (for example, breathalysers) or its scientific validity may still be in question (for example, lie detectors). Scientists themselves may act as expert witnesses, presenting evidence in courts. This briefing note will consider how courts determine what science to accept, the options for accrediting science and expert witnesses and how disagreements between scientists are managed. }, added-at = {2011-08-14T17:55:12.000+0200}, author = {Lawson, Joanne}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2438a4f825029abc5a054109aa0b240e9/rajwitt}, interhash = {49483b7768ebd4bf6dab5a9a2da1d73a}, intrahash = {438a4f825029abc5a054109aa0b240e9}, journal = {postnote}, keywords = {admissibility court daubert frye science}, month = {October}, number = 248, pages = {1-4}, timestamp = {2011-08-14T17:55:12.000+0200}, title = {Science in Court }, url = {/brokenurl#www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_offices/post/pubs2005.cfm}, year = 2005 }