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Forensic Science Reform
Protecting the Innocent
1st Edition - December 16, 2016
Editors: Wendy J Koen, C. Michael Bowers
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780128027196
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eBook ISBN:9780128027387
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Forensic Science Reform: Protecting the Innocent is written for the nonscientist to help make complicated scientific information clear and concise enough for attorneys and judge…Read more
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Forensic Science Reform: Protecting the Innocent is written for the nonscientist to help make complicated scientific information clear and concise enough for attorneys and judges to master. This volume covers physical forensic science, namely arson, shaken baby syndrome, non-accidental trauma, bite marks, DNA, ballistics, comparative bullet lead analysis, fingerprint analysis, and hair and fiber analysis, and contains valuable contributions from leading experts in the field of forensic science.
2018 PROSE Awards - Winner, Award for Textbook/Social Services: Association of American Publishers
Offers training for prosecuting attorneys on the present state of the forensic sciences in order to avoid reliance on legal precedent that lags decades behind the science
Provides defense attorneys the knowledge to defend their clients against flawed science
Arms innocence projects and appellate attorneys with the latest information to challenge convictions that were obtained using faulty science
Uses science-specific case studies to simplify issues in forensic science for the legal professional
Offers a detailed overview of both the failures and progress made in the forensic sciences, making the volume ideal for law school courses covering wrongful convictions, or for undergraduate courses on law, legal ethics, or forensics
Criminal court judges and attorneys, legal professionals, as well as forensic science and law students worldwide
Chapter 1. Compositional Bullet Lead Analysis
Case Study: James Otto Earhart
Exquisite Measurements, Erroneous Inferences: Compositional Bullet Lead Analysis
Chapter 2. Microscopic Hair Comparison
Case Studies: Colin Campbell Ross and James Driskell
Is Microscopic Hair Comparison a Legitimate Science?
Chapter 3. Arson
Case Study: Cameron Todd Willingham
Confronting Inaccuracy in Fire Cause Determinations
Chapter 4. Shaken Baby Syndrome
Case Study: Ken Marsh
Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma
Chapter 5. Bite Mark Evidence
Case Study: Ray Krone in His Own Words
Bite Mark Evidence
Chapter 6. Firearms Identification
Case Study: Anthony Hinton
Firearms Identification Evidence: Emerging Themes From Recent Criticism, Research, and Case Law
Chapter 7. DNA Evidence
Case Study: Amanda Knox
Essential Elements of a Critical Review of DNA Evidence
Appendix: Model Discovery Request Language for Biological Testing (Including DNA)
Chapter 8. Presumptive and Confirmatory Blood Testing
Case Study: Lindy Chamberlain
Presumptive and Confirmatory Blood Testing
Chapter 9. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Case Study: David Camm
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 10. Crime Scene Reconstruction
Faulty Crime Scene Reconstruction: Glenn Ford
Crime Scene Reconstruction
Chapter 11. Fingerprints
Case Study: Brandon Mayfield
The Fingerprint Expert: Do You Really Have One?
No. of pages: 392
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: December 16, 2016
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780128027196
eBook ISBN: 9780128027387
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Wendy J Koen
Wendy J. Koen is currently in private practice in Southern California. Formerly with the California Innocence Project, Ms. Koen has been part of litigation teams that successfully represented many clients in wrongful conviction cases, including the successful exoneration of Timothy Atkins, Daniel Larsen, and William Richards. In addition, Attorney Koen’s work was instrumental in changes to California’s law concerning false expert evidence, and the inception of California Penal Code Section 1473 (e)(1), giving those convicted by faulty science a clear avenue for relief.
Affiliations and expertise
Habeas Attorney, San Diego, CA, USA
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C. Michael Bowers
C. Michael Bowers is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. He is also the Deputy Medical Examiner in Ventura, California. Dr. Bowers is a practicing forensic dentist and consultant who has testified and worked on hundreds of cases where dental evidence has been involved. He is a former Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Odontology, a Senior Crime Scene Analyst for the International Association for Identification (IAI) and has written other articles, chapters and books on forensic dentistry. He owns and operates his own dental practice in Ventura, CA.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Clinical Professor, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Deputy Medical Examiner, Ventura, CA, USA