The Bench

This web site is companion to A Judge's Deskbook on the Basic Philosophies and Methods of Science, a Model Curriculum developed by the State Justice Institute. Additional funding for this project was provided by: The National Judicial College The Federal Judicial Center The Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno The Mater of Judicial Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno The Permanency Planning for Children Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Copyright 1999 by the State Justice Institute

Organization: This web site provides HTML and PDF versions of the Deskbook, chapter by chapter. PDF (Portable Document Format) versions can be viewed and printed using the same layout and format as the printed Deskbook. In order to view and print them, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your computer. The reader is a free download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Contacts: Co-Project Directors: Shirley A. Dobbin Ph.D. and Sophia I. Gatowski, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigators: James T. Richardson, Ph.D. and Gerald P. Ginsburg, Ph.D. Web designer (please direct comments specifically about the web site to): Andre Walton

Deskbook Cover and Acknowledgements PDF Deskbook Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 2: The Judicial Role in Evidentiary Decision-Making HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 4: Quantitative and Qualitative Research HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 5: An Introduction to the Experimental Method HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 6: An Introduction to the Scientific Methods of Survey Research HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 7: An Introduction to Qualitative Methods HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 8: Peer Review, Publication, and General Acceptance HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 9: Data Analysis: An Introduction to Statistics HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 10: Psychological and Psychiatric Evidence: A Brief Overview HTML PDF Deskbook Chapter 11: DNA Evidence HTML PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 2 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 3 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 4 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 5 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 6 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 7 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 8 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 9 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 10, Part 1 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 10, Part 2 PDF Instructor's Manual for Chapter 11 PDF