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What are the factors that influence Advisers?
Advisers are influenced by: Large amounts of money involved Direct and overt (obvious and…
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How should Engineer advisers act?
Advisers are to: Chart all realistic options Carefully assess each under different assumptions…
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What are the Stakes for the engineer advisers?
Their stakes are: 1. Opposing political views 2. Social perspectives 3. Economic interests 4. And their individual values like,…
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What is the work of Engineers as Advisers?
Engineers act as Advisers in Planning and Policy-Making like Economists, sociologists, urban planners, etc. In …
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What is needed of the Expert Engineers?
Engineer Experts should maintain their integrity in the face of all the above biases Courts…
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Write short notes on: a) Hired Guns, b) Financial Bias, c) Ego Bias and ,d) Sympathy Bias
a) Hired Gun An unscrupulous (unprincipled, crooked, immoral) engineer • Makes his living by helping lawyers…
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What are the types of abuses of Engineers as Expert witnesses?
Expert witnesses are abused in the following ways: Hired Guns Financial Bias …
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What is the difference between Eye witness and Expert witness?
Eye Witness Is permitted to testify on observed and to some extent perceived facts. Expert…
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What is the role of an expert in a court system consistent with Professional standards (codes of ethics)?
Role of an Expert in a Court System Experts must earnestly try to be impartial…
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What are the aims of a legal system?
Aims of a Legal System is To administer a complex system of legal rights that…