Black robes, white coats : the puzzle of judicial policymaking and scientific evidence / Rebecca C. Harris.
Scientific 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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2008.
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| Summary: | Scientific 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 synd. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813545646 0813545641 1281801739 9781281801739 9786611801731 6611801731 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |