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Author Thompson, Sandra Guerra.

Title Cops in lab coats : curbing wrongful convictions through independent forensic laboratories / Sandra Guerra Thompson Alumnae College Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Institute University of Houston Law Center.

Publication Info. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2015.

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 Moore Stacks  HV6795.H6 T46 2015    Available  ---
Description xvii, 293 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Bad science wreaks havoc-the George Rodriguez story -- A national crisis -- The complex critique of forensic science -- The paradox of the ethical-and biased-analyst -- Safeguarding justice -- Resisting independence -- Houston's laboratory experiment -- Conclusion: Reimagining the practice of forensic science.
Subject Criminal investigation -- Texas -- Houston.
Criminal investigation.
Texas -- Houston.
Forensic sciences -- Texas -- Houston.
Forensic sciences.
Judicial error -- Texas -- Houston.
Judicial error.
ISBN 1611635292 (alkaline paper)
9781611635294 (alkaline paper)