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Psychological Assessments in Legal Contexts: Are Courts Keeping “Junk Science” Out of the Courtroom?

By Tess M. S. Neal / Psychological Science in the Public Interest, on 1 January 2020


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This article reports the results of a two-part investigation of psychological assessments proposed as expert evidence in legal context.

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  • Themes list Mental Illness, Death Penalty,



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