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Offender Profiling And Expert Testimony: Scientifically Valid Or Glorified Results?, James A. George
Offender Profiling And Expert Testimony: Scientifically Valid Or Glorified Results?, James A. George
Vanderbilt Law Review
A hallmark of Sherlock Holmes is his ability to solve complex crimes with well-staged performances. His flair for the shrewd and dramatic apprehension of a suspect in an inscrutable case often left his loyal companion Watson in awe, the local police investigators mystified, and the perpetrator thwarted. Holmes's admirers speculated that he must have had a special gift, maybe even psychic powers, which allowed him to solve any case. In reality, as Holmes always explained to his slow-witted companions, it was his insightful, rational, and logical approach to solving the mystery that inexorably led him to the solution.
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