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Justice and science : trials and triumphs of DNA evidence /

Databases 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 i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clarke, George, 1951-
Otros Autores: Reno, Janet, 1938-2016
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The scientist becomes a victim
  • A new prosecutor
  • The transition to DNA evidence
  • The fight for acceptance
  • A stranger rapist and a murderer : early success 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 in San Diego : an unusual rape case
  • When a match is not a match
  • Exonerations, databases and STRs
  • A national approach
  • The District Attorney'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.