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 The Challenges of Forensic Laboratories and the Medico-Legal Investigation System
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By
Kelly Pyrek, Phoenix, Arizona
Description
Forensic science laboratories' reputations have increasingly come under fire. Incidents of tainted evidence, false reports, allegations
of negligence, scientifically flawed testimony, or - worse yet - perjury in in-court testimony, have all served to cast a shadow over
the forensic sciences. Instances of each are just a few of the quality-related charges made in the last few years.
Forensic Science
Under Siege is the first book to integrate and explain these problematic trends in forensic science. The issues are timely, and
are approached from an investigatory, yet scholarly and research-driven, perspective. Leading experts are consulted and interviewed,
including directors of highly visible forensic laboratories, as well as medical examiners and coroners who are commandeering the discussions
related to these issues. Interviewees include Henry Lee, Richard Saferstein, Cyril Wecht, and many others.
The ultimate consequences
of all these pressures, as well as the future of forensic science, has yet to be determined. This book examines these challenges, while
also exploring possible solutions (such as the formation of a forensic science consortium to address specific legislative issues). It
is a must-read for all forensic scientists.
Audience
PRIMARY MARKET:
Forensic DNA/genetic specialists, law enforcement and criminal investigators, crime scene technicians, private forensic
consultants, general forensic community (trace experts, fingerprint, ballistics, etc.), crime laboratory directors and technicians, medical
examiners, coroners and forensic pathologists, forensic nurses, prosecutors, and law enforcement.
SECONDARY MARKET:
Forensic science
and criminal justice 4- and 2-year college students, high school students, forensic nurses, prosecutors, defense attorneys, district
attorneys, members of the criminal justice system, and interested laypersons.
Contents
Chapter 1
Forensic Science: Celebrated and Vilified
Chapter 2
The Stakeholders in Forensic Science: Roles, Perspectives, and Expectations
Chapter 3
An Introduction to the U.S. Forensic Laboratory System
Chapter 4
The U.S. Forensic Laboratory System Under Siege
Chapter
5
The Reality of the U.S. Forensic Laboratory System
Chapter 6
An Introduction to the U.S. Medico-Legal Death Investigation System
Chapter 7
The U.S. Medico-legal Death Investigation System Under Siege
Chapter 8
The Real Story of the U.S. Medico-legal Death Investigation
System
Chapter 9
The Courts: Battlefield for the Truth and a Changing Paradigm
Chapter 10
Not All Science is Created Equal
Chapter
11
DNA: Convicting the Guilty, Exonerating the Innocent
Chapter 12
The Evidence Trilogy and Forensic Science
Chapter 13
The Stakeholders
in Court: Judges, Juries, Experts, and Attorneys
Chapter 14
The Champions of Forensic Science: Advocacy and Funding Efforts
Chapter
15
The Road to Redemption: An Agenda for Reform
Chapter 16
New Initiatives and the Future of Forensic Science
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 568 pages, publication date: FEB-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-370861-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-370861-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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EUR 49.95
GBP 34.99
USD 59.95
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Last update: 23 Jun 2008
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