LEADER 04267nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910815849403321 005 20240418092032.0 010 $a1-281-80173-9 010 $a9786611801731 010 $a0-8135-4564-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813545646 035 $a(CKB)1000000000576817 035 $a(EBL)361672 035 $a(OCoLC)476191021 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112900 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133808 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112900 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10098832 035 $a(PQKB)10631182 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC361672 035 $a(OCoLC)289936867 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8033 035 $a(DE-B1597)529888 035 $a(OCoLC)1097164264 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813545646 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL361672 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10251794 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL180173 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000576817 100 $a20080108d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlack robes, white coats$b[electronic resource] $ethe puzzle of judicial policymaking and scientific evidence /$fRebecca C. Harris 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (212 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4368-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Tables -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Mystery of the Gatekeepers -- $t2. Clues to Judicial Behavior -- $t3. Forensic DNA: Law Enforcement in the Laboratory -- $t4. Lie Detection: Victim of Law and Politics -- $t5. Syndrome Evidence: Science Isn't Everything -- $t6. Gatekeepers and the Politics of Knowledge -- $t7. New Clues? Gatekeeping and the Twenty-first Century -- $tAppendix A. State Supreme Court Cases for Forensic DNA -- $tAppendix B. State Supreme Court Decisions for Polygraph Evidence -- $tAppendix C. State Supreme Court Decisions for Syndrome Evidence -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aScientific evidence is commonplace in today's criminal trials. From hair and handwriting analysis to ink and DNA fingerprints, scientists have brought their world to bear on the justice system. Combining political analysis, scientific reasoning, and an in-depth study of specific state supreme court cases, Black Robes, White Coats is an interdisciplinary examination of the tradition of "gatekeeping," the practice of deciding the admissibility of novel scientific evidence. Rebecca Harris systematically examines judicial policymaking in three areas forensic DNA, polygraphs, and psychological syndrome evidence to answer the question: Why is scientific evidence treated differently among various jurisdictions? These decisions have important implications for evaluating our judicial system and its ability to accurately develop scientific policy. While the interaction of these professions occurs because the white coats often develop and ascertain knowledge deemed very useful to the black robes, Harris concludes that the black robes are well positioned to render appropriate rulings and determine the acceptability of harnessing a particular science for legal purposes. First book to systematically gather and analyze judicial decisions on scientific admissibility Analyzes several key cases including Arizona v. Bible and Kansas v. Marks Includes examples of evidence in three appendices: forensic DNA, polygraph evidence, and syndrome evidence Presents an original model of the gatekeeping process 606 $aEvidence, Expert$zUnited States 606 $aAdmissible evidence$zUnited States 606 $aState courts$zUnited States 606 $aJudicial discretion$zUnited States 615 0$aEvidence, Expert 615 0$aAdmissible evidence 615 0$aState courts 615 0$aJudicial discretion 676 $a347.73/67 700 $aHarris$b Rebecca C.$f1972-$01704352 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815849403321 996 $aBlack robes, white coats$94090333 997 $aUNINA