Black Robes, White Coats : The Puzzle of Judicial Policymaking and Scientific Evidence /

Afficher d'autres versions (3)

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...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Harris, Rebecca C., 1972-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Genetischer Fingerabdruck
Strafverfahren
Gerichtliche Chemie
Kriminaltechnik
State courts.
Judicial discretion.
Evidence, Expert.
Admissible evidence.
LAW > Evidence.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Pouvoir discretionnaire des juges > États-Unis.
Cours d'État > États-Unis.
Expertises > États-Unis.
Judicial discretion > United States.
State courts > United States.
Admissible evidence > United States.
Evidence, Expert > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813543697

Documents similaires