Michael J. Saks

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Professor of Law & Psychology, and Faculty Fellow Center for the Study of Law, Science & Technology

111 E. Taylor Street

MC-9520

Phoenix, AZ 85004

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (38)

1.

The CSI Effect: Popular Fiction About Forensic Science Affects Public Expectations About Real Forensic Science

Jurimetrics, Vol. 47, p. 357, Spring 2007
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Mar 2007
N. J. Schweitzer and Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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CSI effect, empirical, forensic science

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The Individualization Fallacy in Forensic Science Evidence

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol 61, No. 1, pp. 199-219, 2008
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 10 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2015
Michael J. Saks and Jonathan J. Koehler
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,467 (21,061)
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Individualized fallacy, criminalistics, forensic identification

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The Coming Paradigm Shift in Forensic Identification Science

Science, Vol. 309, p. 892, August 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 26 Feb 2007
Michael J. Saks and Jonathan J. Koehler
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,422 (22,087)
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forensic science, scientific evidence, forensics

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The Daubert/Kumho Implications of Observer Effects in Forensic Science: Hidden Problems of Expectation and Suggestion

California Law Review, Vol. 90, p. 1, January 2002
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 27 Feb 2002 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2021
Seton Hall Law School, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society and University of California, Riverside (UCR) - Department of Psychology
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Evidence, experts, forensic science, observer effects, context effects, expectation, suggestion, Kumho

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What DNA 'Fingerprinting' Can Teach the Law About the Rest of Forensic Science

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 13, pp. 361-372, 1991
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 10 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 17 May 2014
Jonathan J. Koehler and Michael J. Saks
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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Fingerprinting, DNA, forensic science

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Forensic Science: Grand Goals, Tragic Flaws, and Judicial Gatekeeping

University of Akron Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-19, Judges Journal, Vol. 44, No. 16, Fall 2006
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Feb 2007
Jane Campbell Moriarty and Michael J. Saks
Duquesne University - School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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law and science, forensic science, evidence, Daubert

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The Impact of Neuroimages in the Sentencing Phase of Capital Trials

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2013
Michael J. Saks, N. J. Schweitzer, Eyal Aharoni and Kent Kiehl
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, University of California, Santa Barbara - Department of Psychology and University of New Mexico
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neuroscience, expert evidence, bias, psychopathy

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Psychological Assessments in Legal Contexts: Are Courts Keeping 'Junk Science' Out of the Courtroom?

20 Psychological Science in the Public Interest 134-164 (2020), Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-28, UC Hastings Research Paper No. 383
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2020
University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Public Policy CenterArizona State University, Vanderbilt University - Law School, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, UC Law, San Francisco and University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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psycholgoical tests, forensic evaluation, psychometric, Daubert, expert

9.

Rule Violations and the Rule of Law: A Factorial Survey of Public Attitudes

DePaul Law Review, 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Dec 2006
N. J. Schweitzer, Douglas J. Sylvester and Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University, Arizona State University - College of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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Rule of law, survey, legitimacy, justice, procedural justice, psychology

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Individualization Claims in Forensic Science: Still Unwarranted

Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 75, p. 1187, 2010, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-18
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Feb 2011
Jonathan J. Koehler and Michael J. Saks
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Downloads 253 (193,983)
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forensic science, individualization

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Jurors and Scientific Causation: What Don’t They Know, and What Can Be Done About it?

52 Jurimetrics J. 433–455 (2012)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 21 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2012
N. J. Schweitzer and Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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Scientific Evidence, Causation, Juries, Education, Expert Evidence

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A Flawed Search for Bias in the American Bar Association's Ratings of Judicial Nominees: A Critique of the Lindgren/Federalist Society Study

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Dec 2001
Neil Vidmar and Michael J. Saks
Duke University - School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Downloads 226 (216,472)
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Is the Rule of Law a Law of Rules? Judgments of Rule of Law Violations

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Jul 2009
N. J. Schweitzer, Michael J. Saks and David Lovis-McMahon
Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Arizona State University (ASU)
Downloads 188 (256,260)
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rule of law, moral reasoning, procedural justice

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Interdisciplinary Trends in Evidence Scholarship

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 22 Aug 2005
Roger C. Park and Michael J. Saks
UC Law, San Francisco and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Downloads 178 (268,874)
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Forensic Bitemark Identification: Weak Foundations, Exaggerated Claims

Journal of Law and the Biosciences, Vol. 3, No. 3, 538-575, Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-23
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2020
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Private Practice of Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), Johns Hopkins University - School of Hygiene and Public Health, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of Arizona, Northwestern University, School of Law & American Bar Foundation, Griffith University - School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, UC Law, San Francisco, UC Law, San Francisco, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Duke University School of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Stanford Law School, University of California, Davis - School of Law, The Forensic Institute, University of Virginia, Tufts University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard University - Harvard Medical School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, George Washington University - Law School, New York University School of Law, Office of the Medical Examiner, Tarrant County, TX, California State University, Los Angeles, Seton Hall Law School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, University of California, Irvine - Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Criminology, Law and Society, San Jose State University, Northwestern University and University of New Mexico
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admissibility, bite mark, expert evidence, forensic science

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Science, Technology, or the Examiner Experience: What Influences Jurors' Judgments About Forensic Science Testimony?

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 17-19
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2020
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Wofford College
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The Paradoxes of Defensive Medicine

Michael J. Saks and Stephan Landsman, The Paradoxes of Defensive Medicine, 30 Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine, 25 (2020), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 May 2020
Michael J. Saks and Stephan Landsman
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and DePaul University - College of Law
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defensive medicine, health law, torts, malpractice

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Decisionmaking About General Damages: A Comparison of Jurors, Judges, and Lawyers

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 98, p. 751, 1999
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 12 Dec 2010
Roselle Wissler, Michael J. Saks and Allen J. Hart
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Amherst College
Downloads 87 (459,130)
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juror decision making, damages, personal injury

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Comments on Bruce Budowle's Presentation at the Sackler Colloquium on Forensic Science

Digital Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Sackler Colloquium, 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 12 Oct 2009
Jonathan J. Koehler and Michael J. Saks
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Downloads 77 (493,614)

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Forensic identification sciences, DNA, evidence

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Non-Responsive! On Professor Lindgren's Reply to Saks and Vidmar

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Feb 2003
Michael J. Saks and Neil Vidmar
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Duke University - School of Law
Downloads 74 (504,833)
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judicial selection, judicial nominees, ABA, social science, methodological flaws

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Out to Lunch: Saks & Koehler Reply to Rudin & Imman’s Commentary

California Association of Criminalists News, 2007, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-27
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 18 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2011
Michael J. Saks and Jonathan J. Koehler
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Commentary, The Coming Paradigm Shift in Forensic Identification Science

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How Good is Good Enough?: Expert Evidence Under Daubert and Kuhmo

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 50, pp. 645-667, 2000, [included in Penn State Law Research Paper Series]
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2016
PSU - Penn State Law (University Park), UC Law, San Francisco, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and University of Houston Law Center
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The Life, Death, and Legacy of the Functional Equivalence Test

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 10 Jun 2022
Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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jury, constitution, jurisprudence, Sixth Amendment, jury size, functional equivalence

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The Disregarded Necessity: Validity Testing of Forensic Feature-Comparison Techniques

48 Seton Hall Law Review 733 (2018)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 27 May 2020
Michael J. Saks
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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forensic identification, empirical testing

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Improving Consumer Understanding of Short-Term Health Insurance: An Experiment

Medical Care Research and Review
Number of pages: 11
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Wake Forest University - School of Law and Center for the Study of Law and Society, Berkeley Law, University of California, Berkeley
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health insurance, consumer understanding, preexisting conditions

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Dual-Processing Models of Admissibility: How Legal Tests for the Admissibility of Scientific Evidence Resemble Cognitive Science’s System 1 and System 2

Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 17, pg. 354, 2013
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 04 May 2022
Roselle Wissler, Keelah Williams and Michael J. Saks
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Department of Psychology and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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scientific evidence, Daubert, psychology

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Neuroimages as Evidence in a Mens Rea Defense: No Impact

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 357–393, 2011
Posted: 08 Mar 2012
Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, UC Law, San Francisco, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Dartmouth College and MINDSET

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neuroimage, scientific evidence, mens rea, juror decisionmaking

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Legal and Psychological Bases of Expert Testimony: Surveys of the Law and of Jurors

Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol. 2, p. 435, 1984
Posted: 16 Dec 2010
Roselle Wissler and Michael J. Saks
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

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Expert witnesses, jurors, credibility

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Multidimensional Perceptions of Illness and Injury

Current Res. Soc. Psychol., Vol. 2, No. 30, 1997
Posted: 15 Dec 2010
Roselle Wissler, Allen J. Hart and Michael J. Saks
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Amherst College and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

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personal injury, juror decision making, injuries

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On the Inefficacy of Limiting Instructions: When Jurors Use Prior Conviction Evidence to Decide on Guilt

Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 9, No. 37, 1985
Posted: 15 Dec 2010
Roselle Wissler and Michael J. Saks
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

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Juror decision making, prior conviction, evidence

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Injuries, Prior Beliefs, and Damage Awards

Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol.15, No. 63, 1997
Posted: 14 Dec 2010
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Amherst College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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personal injury, juror decision making, damages

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Reducing Variability in Civil Jury Awards

Law & Human Behavior, Vol. 21, No. 243, 1997
Posted: 14 Dec 2010
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Amherst College and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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juror decision-making, jury instructions, damages

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Instructing Jurors on General Damages in Personal Injury Cases

Psychology, Public Policy & Law, Vol. 6, p. 712, 2000
Posted: 14 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2011
Roselle Wissler, Michael J. Saks and Patricia F. Kuehn
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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jury instructions, personal injury, damages

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Explaining 'Pain and Suffering' Awards: The Role of Injury Characteristics and Fault Attributions

Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 21, No. 2, p. 181, 1997
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2010
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Amherst College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

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Damages, Personal Injury, Juror Decision Making

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The Impact of Jury Instructions on the Fusion of Liability and Compensatory Damages

Law & Human Behavior, Vol. 25, No. 2, p. 125, 2001
Posted: 12 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2010
Roselle Wissler, Michael J. Saks and Katie Rector
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and University of Iowa - Department of Psychology

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juror decision making, jury instructions, damages

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Expert Evidence after Daubert

Annual Review of Law and Social Science (2005), Vol. 1, pp. 105-130, 2005
Posted: 18 Oct 2010
Michael J. Saks and David L. Faigman
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and UC Law, San Francisco

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Failed Forensics: How Forensic Science Lost its Way and How it Might Yet Find it

Annual Review of Law & Social Science, Vol. 4, December 2008
Posted: 27 Dec 2008
Michael J. Saks and David L. Faigman
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and UC Law, San Francisco

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courts, Daubert, science, scientific evidence

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The scientific reinvention of forensic science

Koehler, J. J., Mnookin, J. L., & Saks, M. J. (in press). The scientific reinvention of forensic science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Number of pages: 24
Jonathan J. Koehler, Jennifer Mnookin and Michael J. Saks
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
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