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" Forensic science under siege : "
Kelly M. Pyrek
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652563
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Pyrek, Kelly
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Forensic science under siege : : the challenges of forensic laboratories and the medico-legal death investigation system /\ Kelly M. Pyrek
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Elsevier Academic Press,, c2007
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xxi, 537 p.;; 25 cm
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0123708613
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: 9780123708618
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Forensic science: celebrated and vilified -- The stakeholders in forensic science: roles, perspectives, and expectations -- An introduction to the U.S. forensic laboratory system -- The U.S. forensic laboratory system under siege -- The reality of the U.S. forensic laboratory system -- An introduction to the U.S. medico-legal death investigation system -- The U.S. medico-legal death investigation system under siege -- The real story of the U.S. medico-legal death investigation system -- The courts: battlefield for the truth and a changing paradigm -- Not all science is created equal -- DNA: convicting the guilty, exonerating the innocent -- The evidence trilogy and forensic science -- The stakeholders in court: judges, juries, experts, and attorneys -- The champions of forensic science: advocacy and funding efforts -- The road to redemption: an agenda for reform -- New initiatives and the future of forensic science -- Looking out for decedents and defendants: taking a cue from health care
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Forensic sciences-- United States
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Crime laboratories-- United States
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Forensic scientists-- United States
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Evidence, Expert-- United States
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