DOING GOOD WELL: The Use of Quantitative Social Science Data in Advocacy Proceedings |
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| Authors: | RICHARD A BERK JERROLD OPPENHEIM |
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| Institution: | University of California;Community Action for Legal Services, Inc., New York |
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| Abstract: | When social scientists participate in advocacy proceedings as expert witnesses, they find themselves subjected to pressures beyond those of scientific quality. This paper considers a range of problems when the demands of scientific merit interact with the exigencies of vigorous advocacy and suggests some rough guidelines for expert testimony. |
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