According to the Daubert Standards, ______

question 31

Multiple Choice

According to the Daubert standards, ______.

• A) individuals can be involuntarily hospitalized if they represent a threat to themselves, but not if they represent a threat to others
• B) testimony from an expert witness such as a clinical psychologist is admissible in court if it is generally accepted in the field, even if it is not reliable or valid
• C) testimony from an expert witness such as a clinical psychologist is admissible in court if it is reliable and valid, even if it is not generally accepted in the field
• D) the mental status of a defendant at the time of the trial is a more important factor than the mental status of a defendant at the time of the crime in NGRI evaluations

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