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John Monahan
Researcher at University of Virginia
Publications - 332
Citations - 22677
John Monahan is an academic researcher from University of Virginia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 72, co-authored 313 publications receiving 21833 citations. Previous affiliations of John Monahan include University of California, San Francisco & City University of New York.
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Scientific Authority: The Breast Implant Litigation and Beyond
John Monahan,W. Laurens Walker +1 more
Forecasting Harm: The Law and Science of Risk Assessment among Prisoners, Predators, and Patients
TL;DR: In this paper, the Doherty risk factors were used for the first time to assess an individual's risk of violence in criminal sentencing and in the civil commitment of mental patients and sexual predators, and the participants in a University of Virginia and a Northwestern University workshop for their insightful discussions of issues raised in this piece.
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Gatekeeping Science: Using the Structure of Scientific Research to Distinguish between Admissibility and Weight in Expert Testimony
TL;DR: The distinction between methodology and principles on the one hand and case-specific conclusions on the other (which we will refer to as the methodology- conclusions distinction for ease of reference) has assumed major significance.