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Scott Block, James Noble, Jed S. Rakoff, Mary Jane Theis, Jason A. Cantone, Melissa Batchelor
October 17, 2024

This series provides information regarding current scientific and legal issues related to dementia, as well as current efforts to prepare the judiciary for an expected increase in the prevalence of dementia.

Dementia and the Law: Introduction

Joshua Gordon, Walter Koroshetz
February 7, 2019

Dr. Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and Dr. Joshua Gordon, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), provide insight into the current trajectory of neuroscience research.

Craig Stark
February 7, 2019

In this module, Dr. Craig Stark from the University of California, Irvine, discusses how memory is encoded in the brain, how memories can be manipulated, and why these topics are relevant to the courts. He addresses the following questions:

Amanda Pustilnik
February 7, 2019

In this module, Amanda C. Pustilnik, professor of law at the University of Maryland, discusses approaches that judges could employ when evaluating emerging neurotechnology. She provides insight into the following questions:

Mark A. Sherman, Robert Kinscherff
December 20, 2018

There are many disciplines and experiences that go into the successful supervision of justice-involved individuals. On this episode of Off Paper, the criminal justice podcast from the FJC, host Mark Sherman talks to an individual whose career weaves together many of those threads. Dr.

Daniel Pink, Michael Eric Siegel, Lori A. Murphy
December 6, 2018

Episode 4: An interview with Daniel Pink, bestselling author, contributing editor at Fast Company and Wired, and business columnist for The Sunday Telegraph.

Melissa J. Whitney
June 1, 2018

Science tutorials have developed as a tool to assist judges in managing cases that involve complex science and technology. Such tutorials provide an early opportunity for the court to learn and ask questions about relevant science and technology outside the context of motion practice.

Jed S. Rakoff
November 20, 2017

Judge Jed S. Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.) summarizes the materials on this site about fingerprint identification and what judges should consider when weighing expert testimony. To go back to the main Fingerprint Identification page, click here.

November 20, 2017

A brief introduction to fingerprints: How fingerprint properties (uniqueness, consistency, and ridge pattern) make fingerprints a useful forensic tool. To go back to the main Fingerprint Identification page, click here.

November 20, 2017

This video covers the quality assurance programs implemented by the forensic laboratories throughout the country.

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