David Faigman is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. He writes extensively on the subject of the law's use of science. His most recent book is "Laboratory of Justice: The Supreme Court's - 200 Year Struggle to Integrate Science and the Law", published by Times Books (Henry Holt & Co.) in 2004. He is also the author of "Legal Alchemy: The Use and Misuse of Science in the Law", published by W.H. Freeman & Co. in 1999. Professor Faigman is also a co-author of a four volume treatise, "Modern Scientific Evidence: The Law and Science of Expert Testimony" (with Kaye, Saks & Sanders). He was a member of the National Academies of Science panel that investigated the scientific validity of polygraph. He has served as a reviewer for an assortment of scientific journals and organizations, including Science, The National Science foundation, Law and Human Behavior, American Psychologist, and Psychology, Public Policy and the Law. |