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Forensic sciences.
Forensic scientists.
Crime laboratories.
Criminal investigation.
Crime scene searches.
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Blood, powder, and residue : how crime labs translate evidence into proof / Beth A. Bechky.
by
Bechky, Beth A.
Princeton University Press, 2020.
Call #:
363.25 B391b
Subjects
Forensic
sciences.
Forensic
scientists
.
Crime laboratories.
Criminal investigation.
Crime scene searches.
ISBN:
9780691183589 (hc)
Description:
xi, 227 : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical resources (p. 203-214) and index.
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.
Summary:
"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 justice, the actual work of
forensic
scientists
is rarely examined and largely misunderstood. Blood, Powder, and Residue goes inside a metropolitan crime laboratory to shed light on the complex social forces that underlie the analysis of
forensic
evidence. Drawing on eighteen months of rigorous fieldwork in a crime lab of a major metro area, Beth Bechky tells the stories of the
forensic
scientists
who struggle to deliver unbiased science while under intense pressure from adversarial lawyers, escalating standards of evidence, and critical public scrutiny. Bechky brings to life the daily challenges these
scientists
face, from the painstaking screening and testing of evidence to making communal decisions about writing up the lab report, all while worrying about attorneys asking them uninformed questions in court. She shows how the work of
forensic
scientists
is fraught with the tensions of serving justice--constantly having to anticipate the expectations of the world of law and the assumptions of the public--while also staying true to their scientific ideals."--Publisher.
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