Forensic science in court : challenges in the twenty-first century / by Donald E. Shelton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Description: x, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442201873
  • 1442201878
  • 9781442201880
  • 1442201886
  • 9781442201897
  • 1442201894
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/067 22
LOC classification:
  • KF9674 .S53 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
The history and development of forensic scientific evidence -- The problem of junk science : Frye and the Daubert Triology -- DNA : the new gold standard -- The "who" question -- More "who" questions -- The "how" question -- The "whether" question : social science evidence in criminal cases -- Jurors and forensic science evidence.
Subject: Judge Donald E. Shelton provides an accessible overview of the legal issues, from the history of evidence in court, to "gatekeeper" judges determining what evidence can be allowed, to the "CSI effect" in juries. The book describes and evaluates various kinds of evidence, including DNA, fingerprints, handwriting, hair, bite marks, tool marks, firearms and bullets, fire and arson investigation, and bloodstain evidence. --from publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-175) and index.

The history and development of forensic scientific evidence -- The problem of junk science : Frye and the Daubert Triology -- DNA : the new gold standard -- The "who" question -- More "who" questions -- The "how" question -- The "whether" question : social science evidence in criminal cases -- Jurors and forensic science evidence.

Judge Donald E. Shelton provides an accessible overview of the legal issues, from the history of evidence in court, to "gatekeeper" judges determining what evidence can be allowed, to the "CSI effect" in juries. The book describes and evaluates various kinds of evidence, including DNA, fingerprints, handwriting, hair, bite marks, tool marks, firearms and bullets, fire and arson investigation, and bloodstain evidence. --from publisher description.

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