LEADER 02833nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910452347003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-595-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100547 035 $a(EBL)1057790 035 $a(OCoLC)796999353 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000656031 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12291674 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000656031 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10648847 035 $a(PQKB)11738570 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057790 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057790 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10561088 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100547 100 $a20120330d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFraudulent forensic evidence$b[electronic resource] $emalpractice in crime laboratories /$fHasan Buker 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 1 $aCriminal justice : recent scholarship 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-578-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForensic sciences and publicly-funded crime labs: an overview -- Understanding breakdowns in formal organizations: developing a conceptual framework -- Methodologies employed in the study -- Digging deeper: scrutinizing malpractice in crime labs -- Nature and etiology of malpractice in crime labs: a system failure? -- Than what ...? Concluding remarks. 330 $aBuker tells the untold story of crime labs. Through extensive field research he scrutinizes the problem of malpractice in the US publicly-funded crime labs from an administrative perspective. Several examples of malpractice in these organizations reflect not only individual mishaps of forensic scientists working in these labs, but also organizational failures. Buker finds that elements of organizational environment and organizational behavior of the crime labs combine to create this organizational failure. He concludes with public policy suggestions to maintain and amplify the trustworthiness 410 0$aCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) 606 $aCrime laboratories$zUnited States 606 $aMalpractice$zUnited States 606 $aEvidence, Criminal$zUnited States 606 $aCriminal investigation$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCrime laboratories 615 0$aMalpractice 615 0$aEvidence, Criminal 615 0$aCriminal investigation 676 $a363.250973 700 $aBuker$b Hasan$f1977-$0917230 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452347003321 996 $aFraudulent forensic evidence$92056394 997 $aUNINA