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Forensic science under sieg = the challenges of forensic laboratories and the medico-legal death investigation system /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Forensic science under sieg/ Kelly M. Pyrek.
Reminder of title:	the challenges of forensic laboratories and the medico-legal death investigation system /
Author:	Pyrek, Kelly.
Published:	Amsterdam ;Elsevier / Academic Press, : c2007.,
Description:	xxi, 537 p. :25 cm.;
Subject:	Evidence, Expert - United States. -
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780123708618

Forensic science under sieg = the challenges of forensic laboratories and the medico-legal death investigation system /
Pyrek, Kelly.

Forensic science under siegthe challenges of forensic laboratories and the medico-legal death investigation system /[electronic resource]e:Kelly M. Pyrek. - Amsterdam ;Elsevier / Academic Press,c2007. - xxi, 537 p. :25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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. * Provides insight on the current state of forensic science, demands, and future direction as provided by leading experts in the field * Consolidates the current state of standards and best-practices of labs across disciplines * Discusses a controversial topic that must be addressed for political support and financial funding of forensic science to improve.

Electronic reproduction.
Amsterdam :
Elsevier Science & Technology,
2007.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780123708618

Source: 133236:133359Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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--United States.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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LC Class. No.: HV8073 / .P97 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.25

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2007 D-931

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