Failed Evidence : Why Law Enforcement Resists Science /

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""Failed Evidence is a masterful expose of both the flaws in our criminal justice system and the reasons many police and prosecutors are unwilling to correct them. If real change is to occur, would-be reformers need to ingest this book. Its prescriptions, all based on the latest scientific...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Harris, David A., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Science.
Law enforcement.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
LAW > General.
LAW > Forensic Science.
Sciences > États-Unis.
Lois > Application > États-Unis.
Justice penale > Administration > États-Unis.
Science > United States.
Law enforcement > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Science-Driven Policing, or Police Indifference to Science?
  • 2. Science and Traditional Police Investigative Methods: A Lot We Thought We Knew Was Wrong
  • 3. In Their Own Words: Why Police and Prosecutors Say They Resist Science
  • 4. Real Reasons for Resistance: Cognitive Barriers
  • 5. Real Reasons for Resistance: Institutional and Political Barriers
  • 6. What Must Be Done and How to Make It Happen
  • 7. Reasons for Hope: Examples of Real Change
  • 8. Conclusion: From the Task to the Solutions.

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