Blood, powder, and residue how crime labs translate evidence into proof

Blood, powder, and residue how crime labs translate evidence into proof

"The findings of forensic science--from DNA profiles and chemical identifications of illegal drugs to comparisons of bullets, fingerprints, and shoeprints--are widely used in police investigations and courtroom proceedings. While we recognize the significance of this evidence for criminal justi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bechky, Beth A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Forensic sciences.
Forensic scientists.
Criminal investigation.
Crime laboratories.
Crime scene searches.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
CSI Cyber.
CSI Las Vegas.
CSI Miami.
CSI New York.
CSI.
DNA profiling.
crime scene investigation.
criminalist.
ethnography.
expert work.
expertise.
knowledge work.
occupations.
organizational theory.
organizations.
EBSCO eBooks
Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2520621.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Welcome to the crime lab
  • part 1. The work of criminalists: Forensic scientists at the lab bench : taming, questioning, and framing the evidence ; The social worlds of forensic science : science, criminal justice, and the public sphere
  • part 2. The culture of criminalists: A culture of anticipation : the consequences of conflicting expectations ; Creating a culture of anticipation in the crime laboratory
  • part 3. The struggles of criminalists: The specter of testifying : forensic scientists as the voice of the evidence ; DNA envy : responding to shifting scientific and legal standards
  • Conclusion.

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