Failed Evidence : : Why Law Enforcement Resists Science / / David A. Harris.
With the popularity of crime dramas like CSI focusing on forensic science, and increasing numbers of police and prosecutors making wide-spread use of DNA, high-tech science seems to have become the handmaiden of law enforcement. But this is a myth,asserts law professor and nationally known expert on...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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. The Real Reasons for Resistance: Cognitive Barriers
- 5. The 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
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author