Forensic Science Reform Protecting the Innocent 1st Edition by Wendy Koen, Michael Bowers ISBN 9780128027387 012802738X

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ISBN 10: 012802738X 

ISBN 13: 9780128027387

Author:  Wendy J. Koen, C. Michael Bowers 

Forensic Science Reform: Protecting the Innocent is written for the nonscientist to help make complicated scientific information clear and concise enough for attorneys and judges to master. This volume covers physical forensic science, namely arson, shaken baby syndrome, non-accidental trauma, bite marks, DNA, ballistics, comparative bullet lead analysis, fingerprint analysis, and hair and fiber analysis, and contains valuable contributions from leading experts in the field of forensic science.

• 2018 PROSE Awards – Winner, Award for Textbook/Social Services: Association of American Publishers
• Offers training for prosecuting attorneys on the present state of the forensic sciences in order to avoid reliance on legal precedent that lags decades behind the science
• Provides defense attorneys the knowledge to defend their clients against flawed science
• Arms innocence projects and appellate attorneys with the latest information to challenge convictions that were obtained using faulty science
• Uses science-specific case studies to simplify issues in forensic science for the legal professional
• Offers a detailed overview of both the failures and progress made in the forensic sciences, making the volume ideal for law school courses covering wrongful convictions, or for undergraduate courses on law, legal ethics, or forensics

Table of contents: 

Chapter 1. Compositional Bullet Lead Analysis

• Case Study: James Otto Earhart
• Exquisite Measurements, Erroneous Inferences: Compositional Bullet Lead Analysis

Chapter 2. Microscopic Hair Comparison

• Case Studies: Colin Campbell Ross and James Driskell
• Is Microscopic Hair Comparison a Legitimate Science?

Chapter 3. Arson

• Case Study: Cameron Todd Willingham
• Confronting Inaccuracy in Fire Cause Determinations

Chapter 4. Shaken Baby Syndrome

• Case Study: Ken Marsh
• Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma

Chapter 5. Bite Mark Evidence

• Case Study: Ray Krone in His Own Words
• Bite Mark Evidence

Chapter 6. Firearms Identification

• Case Study: Anthony Hinton
• Firearms Identification Evidence: Emerging Themes From Recent Criticism, Research, and Case Law

Chapter 7. DNA Evidence

• Case Study: Amanda Knox
• Essential Elements of a Critical Review of DNA Evidence
• Appendix: Model Discovery Request Language for Biological Testing (Including DNA)

Chapter 8. Presumptive and Confirmatory Blood Testing

• Case Study: Lindy Chamberlain
• Presumptive and Confirmatory Blood Testing

Chapter 9. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

• Case Study: David Camm
• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Chapter 10. Crime Scene Reconstruction

• Faulty Crime Scene Reconstruction: Glenn Ford
• Crime Scene Reconstruction

Chapter 11. Fingerprints

• Case Study: Brandon Mayfield
• The Fingerprint Expert: Do You Really Have One?

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