Rebecca C Harris

Black Robes, White Coats

The Puzzle of Judicial Policymaking and Scientific Evidence

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 syndrome evidence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 154mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9780813543697
• ISBN-10: 081354369X
• Artikelnr.: 24311893

Autorenporträt

Rebecca C. Harris

Inhaltsangabe

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