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Reliability and validity of forensic science evidence
Author(s) -
Stern Hal S.,
Cuellar Maria,
Kaye David
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01250.x
Subject(s) - forensic science , reliability (semiconductor) , stern , scientific evidence , psychology , history , epistemology , philosophy , archaeology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , ancient history
Hal S. Stern, Maria Cuellar and David Kaye describe how scientists define and assess the reliability and validity of some commonly encountered types of forensic science evidence. Such assessments are necessary for courts to admit putatively scientific evidence as bona fide and legally “reliable” science.