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1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index. |
| Contents |
The mystery of the gatekeepers -- Clues to judicial behavior -- Forensic DNA : law enforcement in the laboratory -- Lie detection : victim of law and politics -- Syndrome evidence: science isn't everything -- Gatekeepers and the politics of knowledge -- New clues? gatekeeping and the 21st century. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Evidence, Expert -- United States.
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Evidence, Expert. |
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United States. |
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Admissible evidence -- United States.
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Admissible evidence. |
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State courts -- United States.
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State courts. |
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Judicial discretion -- United States.
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Judicial discretion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harris, Rebecca C., 1972- Black robes, white coats. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008 9780813543680 (DLC) 2008000900 (OCoLC)190860090 |
| ISBN |
9780813545646 (electronic book) |
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0813545641 (electronic book) |
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1281801739 |
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9781281801739 |
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0813543681 |
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081354369X |
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9780813543680 |
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9780813543697 |
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