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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > legal subjects > sociology and psychology of evidence and proof
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > legal subjects > sociology and psychology of evidence and proof

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sociology and psychology of evidence and proof  

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  • Law is fundamentally a behavioral science. This is a reality seldom mentioned in law school, but one that becomes apparent when one first encounters the criminal law or deals with a jury. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Evidence and Proof, Sociology and Psychology of]

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