03315nam 2200589 a 450 991077918530332120230802005008.01-59332-596-7(CKB)2550000000100560(EBL)1057854(OCoLC)797171595(SSID)ssj0000656002(PQKBManifestationID)12253258(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000656002(PQKBWorkID)10631301(PQKB)10733623(MiAaPQ)EBC1057854(Au-PeEL)EBL1057854(CaPaEBR)ebr10561090(EXLCZ)99255000000010056020120330d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrForensic science evidence[electronic resource] can the law keep up with science? /Donald E. SheltonEl Paso, Tex. LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC20121 online resource (281 p.)Criminal justice : recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-517-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Historical Development of Forensic Scientific Evidence; Chapter 3: Admissibility Foundation Questions - The DaubertTrilogy; Chapter 4: Admissibility of Social Science Evidence in CriminalCases; Chapter 5: Pretrial Forensic Issues; Chapter 6: DNA Evidence; Chapter 7: Fingerprint Evidence; Chapter 8: Handwriting Comparison; Chapter 9: Hair Analysis; Chapter 10: Bite Mark Analysis; Chapter 11: Toolmarks, Firearms, and Bullet Lead Comparison; Chapter 12: Fire, Explosion and Arson Evidence; Chapter 13: Bloodstain Pattern EvidenceChapter 14: Human Scent EvidenceChapter 15: Juror Expectations about Scientific Evidence; Chapter 16: Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 17: Thoughts about the Future of Criminal ForensicScience; Appendix: Recommendations of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences (2009); Bibliography and Table of Cases; IndexShelton describes the startling questions that have arisen about the reliability of many forms of scientific evidence which were traditionally regarded as reliable and have been routinely admitted to prove guilt. The exonerations resulting from the development of DNA have exposed the lack of truswortiness of much of the ""scientific"" evidence that was used to convict people who turned out to be innocent. The Congressionally commissioned report of the National Academy of Sciences documented the lack of scientific basis in many of these areas. Nevertheless, Shelton discloses that many courts coCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Evidence, ExpertUnited StatesForensic sciencesUnited StatesEvidence, CriminalUnited StatesEvidence, ExpertForensic sciencesEvidence, Criminal345.73/067Shelton Donald E1568910MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779185303321Forensic science evidence3851200UNINA