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Walker, William Laurens was born on February 11, 1937 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Laurens and Georgia B. Walker.
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This title offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of how American courts use research and testimony from the social sciences in reaching their decisions. It incorporates Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision on scientific evidence. In addition, new Daubert-based cases are integrated throughout the text. The eighth edition offers a completely revised and up-to-date treatment of the increasing critical role that social science research plays in both federal and state judicial opinions.
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Monahan and Walker's Social Science in Law, Cases and Materials includes thorough incorporation of: Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the Supreme Court's landmark decision on scientific evidence, in all areas of expert testimony The growing use of Web-based survey methods to establish consumer confusion in trademark cases Statistical sampling and the use of general social science "frameworks" to determine damages in mass torts Recent research regarding how judges' backgrounds affect their decisions, including how these "new legal realism" studies fared at the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Sotomayor
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Who are offenders with special needs and what kind of treatment do they need? Offering a unique multi-disciplinary look at mental health services in the correctional field, this book comprehensively examines the field, exploring the history, rights, standards, and treatment in mental health corrections. Loaded with practical information, the book covers what works in the treatment of offenders with special needs, identifies concerns regarding release planning and aftercare, and faces the realities associated with the logistics of prison systems and community settings. By emphasizing the biological, psychological, and social needs of offenders, this book promotes the development of rehabilitative models for this population based on firm scientific information--not on prejudice or misinformation. This groundbreaking work is an essential resource for those involved with the corrections field, from administrators, attorneys, caseworkers, and criminologists to psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and sociologists.
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"The purpose of this book is to define and clarify the nature of procedural justice through the application of social-psychological methods to some classical and controversial issues posed by divergent views about ideal legal processes."
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(The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharma...)
The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court?s landmark decision on scientific evidence in addition to new Daubert-based cases cited throughout the book. The book offers an in-depth discussion of the growing use of survey methods to establish damages in mass tort cases. The authors have integrated the latest Web site addresses to aid in further social science and legal research. It includes selections from two handbooks: the Federal Judicial Center Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence and West's? Modern Scientific Evidence.
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Walker, William Laurens was born on February 11, 1937 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Laurens and Georgia B. Walker.
AB, Davidson College, 1959. Juris Doctor, Duke University, 1963. S.JD, Harvard University, 1970.
Associate Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan, Atlanta, 1963, 65-67. From assistant professor to professor law University North Carolina, 1968-1975, Eaton professor law, 1976-1978. Professor law University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1978-1984, Boyd professor, since 1984, class of 1963 research professor, 1990-1992.
(Who are offenders with special needs and what kind of tre...)
("The purpose of this book is to define and clarify the na...)
(This title offers an engaging and comprehensive overview ...)
(Monahan and Walker's Social Science in Law, Cases and Mat...)
(The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharma...)
(Book by William T. Burke)
Served to captain United States Army, 1963-1965. Member American Law Institute.
Married Marjo Vogl, March 13, 1965 (divorced February 1981). Children: Helgard, Margit. Married Sharon Smith, November 10, 1981.