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Dec 29, 2023

RAND Methodological Guidance for Conducting and Critically Appraising Delphi Panels

This manual provides methodological guidance and practical advice for what to consider when designing, implementing, and reporting Delphi panel results. It also includes a checklist that can be used to assess a Delphi study's quality.
Journal Article

Dec 11, 2020

The Role of Ideology in Judicial Evaluations of Experts

This article tests the legal realist theory of judicial behavior, which posits that judges' ideology impacts their legal decisions, but that the law constrains the judges' ability to exercise those preferences.
Periodical

Jan 11, 2016

RAND Review: January-February 2016

This issue highlights RAND research findings on the effectiveness of correctional education in U.S. prisons; an exploration of how emerging technologies present an ongoing challenge to the criminal-justice community; and more.
Report

Aug 7, 2015

The Potential of Blind Collaborative Justice: Testing the Impact of Expert Blinding and Consensus Building on the Validity of Forensic Testimony

RAND researchers investigated two potential contributors to biased testimony within adversarial litigation involving forensic evidence: experts' knowledge of which side they were testifying for, and lack of input from relevant scientific communities.
Research Brief

Dec 4, 2009

Diagnostic Abuse in Silica Litigation

This brief analyzes the factors that led to the exposure of widespread abuse in the diagnoses in thousands of silica injury claims in Texas, then suggests ways to uncover such abuses in mass personal-injury litigation more easily in the future.
Report

Nov 13, 2009

The Abuse of Medical Diagnostic Practices in Mass Litigation: The Case of Silica

This report reviews the court proceedings that led to the uncovering of abusive diagnostic practices in silica litigation, then identifies ways in which similar practices could be uncovered or prevented in the future.
Report

Jan 1, 2004

Science in the Court: Is There a Role for Alternative Dispute Resolution?

Science in the Court: Is There a Role for Alternative Dispute Resolution?
Research Brief

Jan 1, 2002

Changes in the Standards for Admitting Expert Evidence

Judges have been taking their new role seriously and applying stricter standards to determine what sort of expert evidence is admissible. They also found that plaintiffs and defendants responded to the change in admissibility standards.
Report

Jan 1, 2001

Changes in the Standards for Admitting Expert Evidence in Federal Civil Cases Since the Daubert Decision

Changes in the Standards for Admitting Expert Evidence in Federal Civil Cases Since the Daubert Decision