Gatekeeping and the Judicial Processing of Scientific Information
Harris, Rebecca C.
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Description
Title
Gatekeeping and the Judicial Processing of Scientific Information
Author(s)
Harris, Rebecca C.
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Ira Carmen
Department of Study
Political Science
Discipline
Political Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Law
Language
eng
Abstract
Judicial gatekeeping decisions validate science for legal (political) purposes. Differential treatment by state jurisdictions has created an empirical puzzle whereby state jurisdictions vary in their validation of scientific information. The goal of this investigation is to explain the legal and political conditions under which novel scientific evidence is accepted or rejected. Variance in validation patterns for DNA, polygraphs, and syndrome evidence among state supreme courts is analyzed for the purpose of measuring the role of legal, attitudinal, institutional, and organizational variables in judicial gatekeeping decisions.
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