Social Science in Law, Cases and Materials, Hardcover by Monahan, John; Walke...

Social Science in Law, Cases and Materials, Hardcover by Monahan, John; Walker, W., ISBN 1634605314, ISBN-13 9781634605311, Brand New, Free shipping in the USAlthough it covers a nontraditional topic, this text is structured as a traditional law school cas. Dealing with the uses of social science in the American legal process, the text seeks to be accessible to social scientists as well as law students and practitioners. Social science is viewed as an analytical tool within the law and the legal system, with emphasis on major themes of substantive law, legal method, social science findings, and social science method. The first two chapters consider jurisprudential origins of social science in law and offer a primer on legal and social science methods, scientific evidence, and social science research. The rest of th covers four major uses of social science in law: to determine facts; to establish legal rules; to provide context or background for a particular case; and to plan the litigation of a case. Th includes an appendix for law students on how to find social science materials on a specific legal topic. For social science students, a separate appendix explains how to read legal citations. There is also an appendix listing Federal Rules of Evidence that are relevant to social science law. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()