LEADER 03884nam 22006734a 450 001 9910451605903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-31652-0 010 $a9786611316525 010 $a0-8135-4394-0 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813543949 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487352 035 $a(EBL)340809 035 $a(OCoLC)476156727 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000186734 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166766 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186734 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253121 035 $a(PQKB)10519993 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC340809 035 $a(OCoLC)232362502 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8116 035 $a(DE-B1597)529547 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813543949 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL340809 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225225 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL131652 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487352 100 $a20070228d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJustice and science$b[electronic resource] $etrials and triumphs of DNA evidence /$fGeorge "Woody" Clarke 210 $aNew Brunswick, NJ $cRutgers University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4192-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe scientist becomes a victim -- A new prosecutor -- The transition to DNA evidence -- The fight for acceptance -- A stranger rapist and a murderer : early sucess with DNA evidence -- A double-edged sword : DNA for and against the prosecution -- A child and a critical nightshirt -- DNA and a football hero collide -- Back home again in San Diego : an unusual rape case -- When a match is not a match -- Exonerations, databases & S.T.R.'s -- A national approach -- The D.A.'s office searches for innocence -- DNA takes to television -- The tragic case of a small child -- A cold hit DNA match solves an old crime -- Helena Greenwood revisited. 330 $aDatabases of both convicted offenders and no-suspect cases demonstrate the power of DNA testing to solve the unsolvable. George ?Woody? Clarke is a leading authority in legal circles and among the news media because of his expertise in DNA evidence. In this memoir, Clarke chronicles his experiences in some of the most disturbing and notorious sexual assault and murder court cases in California. He charts the beginnings of DNA testing in police investigations and the fight for its acceptance by courts and juries. He illustrates the power of science in cases he personally prosecuted or in which he assisted, including his work with the prosecution team in the trial of O. J. Simpson. Clarke also covers cases where DNA evidence was used to exonerate. He directed a special project in San Diego County, proactively examining over six hundred cases of defendants convicted and sentenced to prison before 1993, with the goal of finding instances in which DNA typing might add new evidence and then offered testing to those inmates. As Clarke tells the story of how he came to understand and use this new form of evidence, readers will develop a new appreciation for the role of science in the legal system. 606 $aPublic prosecutors$zCalifornia$zSan Diego County$vBiography 606 $aDNA fingerprinting$zUnited States 606 $aForensic genetics$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic prosecutors 615 0$aDNA fingerprinting 615 0$aForensic genetics 676 $a363.25/6 700 $aClarke$b George$f1951-$01044284 701 $aReno$b Janet$01044285 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451605903321 996 $aJustice and science$92469832 997 $aUNINA