Open AccessShort Fall Arguments in Court: A Probabilistic Analysis
Author(s) -
Maria Cuellar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
university of michigan journal of law reform
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2688-4933
pISSN - 0363-602X
DOI - 10.36646/mjlr.50.3.short
Subject(s) - accidental , law , child abuse , criminology , psychology , shaken baby syndrome , political science , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , physics , acoustics
A discussion about how statistical arguments are used in court, specifically in cases of Abusive Head Trauma in which the defendant has claimed that an accidental short fall, and not shaking or child abuse, has caused the child’s injuries.