• DocumentCode
    799468
  • Title

    Using expert testimony in scientific misconduct cases

  • Author

    Walter, Charles ; Richards, E.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Law, Sci. & Technol., USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1995
  • Firstpage
    338
  • Lastpage
    341
  • Abstract
    Considers how the power of the Washington bureaucracy threatens scientists who are singled out for sanctions for alleged scientific misconduct. Even vindication comes at a very steep price. The authors discuss: Health and Human Services jurisdiction (legal constraints; definition of scientific misconduct); using experts to challenge jurisdiction; the politics of investigations
  • Keywords
    biomedical engineering; legislation; Health & Human Services jurisdiction; Washington bureaucracy; alleged scientific misconduct; expert testimony; investigations politics; jurisdiction challenging; legal constraints; sanctions; scientific misconduct cases; scientific misconduct definition; Biochemistry; Computer aided software engineering; Educational institutions; Humans; Marine vegetation; Nanometers; Pediatrics; Positron emission tomography; Public healthcare; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/51.391768
  • Filename
    391768