{"product_id":"scientific-evidence-and-equal-protection-of-the-law-paperback-softback-9780813537351","title":"Scientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813537351","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAngelo N Ancheta (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813537351\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 February 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.313 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAncheta takes on a profoundly challenging topic of fundamental importance - the interaction of law and social science in the context of controversies over equality - and crafts an elegant presentation that can be appreciated on multiple levels. It is accessible to non-lawyers, but at the same time rich in sophisticated insights for scholars at the frontier. And he builds a bridge between intellectual cultures, helping scientists understand how their work is understood and used (or not) by the law, and helping those in the law better appreciate the uses and limits of science. This book will be a classic. I wish I could buy stock in it.\u003c\/div\u003e - Christopher Edley, Jr. (Dean and Professor of Law, U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law) \u003cdiv\u003eAncheta takes on a profoundly challenging topic of fundamental importance - the interaction of law and social science in the context of controversies over equality - and crafts an elegant presentation that can be appreciated on multiple levels. It is accessible to non-lawyers, but at the same time rich in sophisticated insights for scholars at the frontier. And he builds a bridge between intellectual cultures, helping scientists understand how their work is understood and used (or not) by the law, and helping those in the law better appreciate the uses and limits of science. This book will be a classic. I wish I could buy stock in it.\u003c\/div\u003e - Christopher Edley, Jr. (Dean and Professor of Law, U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScientific and social scientific evidence has informed judicial decisions and the making of constitutional law for decades, but for much of U.S. history it has also served as a rhetorical device to justify inequality. It is only in recent years that scientific and statistical research has helped redress discrimination-but not without controversy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific Evidence and Equal Protection of the Law\u003c\/i\u003e provides unique insights into the judicial process and scientific inquiry by examining major decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, civil rights advocacy, and the nature of science itself. Angelo Ancheta discusses leading equal protection cases such as \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e and recent litigation involving race-related affirmative action, gender inequality, and discrimination based on sexual orientation. He also examines less prominent, but equally compelling cases, including \u003ci\u003eMcCleskey v. Kemp,\u003c\/i\u003e which involved statistical evidence that a state’s death penalty was disproportionately used when victims were white and defendants were black, and \u003ci\u003eCastaneda v. Partida,\u003c\/i\u003e which established key standards of evidence in addressing the exclusion of Latinos from grand jury service. For each case, Ancheta explores the tensions between scientific findings and constitutional values. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eScience and law, ideology, and inequality\u003cbr\u003e Desegregation and \"\u003cbr\u003emodern authority\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Science and equal protection\u003cbr\u003e Proving discrimination\u003cbr\u003e Science, advocacy, and fact finding\u003cbr\u003e Directions and conclusions\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559284830488,"sku":"9780813537351","price":25.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/scientific-evidence-and-equal-protection-of-the-law-paperback-softback-9780813537351","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}