عنوان

Forensic science under siege :

(Number (ISBN

0123708613

(Number (ISBN

9780123708618

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Title Proper

Forensic science under siege :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the challenges of forensic laboratories and the medico-legal death investigation system /

First Statement of Responsibility

Kelly M. Pyrek

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Elsevier Academic Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2007

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxi, 537 p.;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Forensic science: celebrated and vilified -- The stakeholders in forensic science: roles, perspectives, and expectations -- An introduction to the U.S. forensic laboratory system -- The U.S. forensic laboratory system under siege -- The reality of the U.S. forensic laboratory system -- An introduction to the U.S. medico-legal death investigation system -- The U.S. medico-legal death investigation system under siege -- The real story of the U.S. medico-legal death investigation system -- The courts: battlefield for the truth and a changing paradigm -- Not all science is created equal -- DNA: convicting the guilty, exonerating the innocent -- The evidence trilogy and forensic science -- The stakeholders in court: judges, juries, experts, and attorneys -- The champions of forensic science: advocacy and funding efforts -- The road to redemption: an agenda for reform -- New initiatives and the future of forensic science -- Looking out for decedents and defendants: taking a cue from health care

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Crime laboratories-- United States

Evidence, Expert-- United States

Forensic sciences-- United States

Forensic scientists-- United States

Pyrek, Kelly

Date of Transaction

20080430020955.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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