Assisting the jury in understanding victimization: expert psychological testimony on battered woman syndrome and rape trauma syndrome

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Courts are attempting to find a balance in considering expert psychological evidence between the concerns of feminist commentators that rape law is adjudicated according to male standards and general public concerns about the appropriateness of expert psychological testimony in court. Much controversy over expert evidence has occurred with the insanity defense. The rules for considering scientific evidence stated in United States v Downing are generally applicable, including the reliability of the process used to generate the evidence and the possibility that it could mislead the jury.

Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Evidence (Law), Testimony, Abused women, Evidence, Expert, Expert evidence, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Rape victims, Battered woman syndrome (Law), Battered person syndrome, Rape trauma syndrome

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The Swine flu vaccine and Guillain-Barre syndrome: a case study in relative risk and specific causation

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Research presented concerns epidemiological methods to prove causation or identify exposures that raise the risk of a certain disease. A case study involving the relationship between the swine flu vaccine and Guillain-Barre syndrome is studied, focusing on the legal determination and interpretation of specific causation.

United States, Statistical Data Included, Analysis, Case studies, Risk assessment, Risk factors, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hazardous substances, Hazardous substances risk assessment, Epidemiological research, Cross sectional studies, Swine influenza, Causation (Criminal law)

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Understanding the dimensions of socioeconomic status that influence toddlers' health: unique impact of lack of money for basic needs in Quebec's birth cohort

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Canada, Health aspects, Economic aspects, Social classes, Social class, Toddlers, Basic needs

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