Screen LibraryEthics in forensic science /
This work will draw upon the expertise of the editors as authors and various contributors in order to present several different perspectives with the goal of approaching and understanding when ethical lines are crossed. In order to achieve this goal, comparisons of various canons of ethics from rela...
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford ; Waltham, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This work will draw upon the expertise of the editors as authors and various contributors in order to present several different perspectives with the goal of approaching and understanding when ethical lines are crossed. In order to achieve this goal, comparisons of various canons of ethics from related fields such as medicine, law, the military, science and politics will be examined and applied. Case studies will be presented throughout to illustrate ethical dilemmas and challenge the reader with the goal of greater understanding. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 454 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Index Number: | HV8073 |
| CLC: | D919 |
| Contents: | 1. A brief history of ethics / Jennifer Downs -- 2. The forensic practitioner's quest for truth / Fr. William Willoughby, III, Sister Elena Thompson, and J.C. Upshaw Downs -- 3. General forensic ethical dilemmas / Jay A. Siegel -- 4. Codes of ethics in forensic science societies: the organizational parameters of morality and conduct / Kenneth E. Melson -- 5. Ethical foundations for SANE practice / Linda E. Ledray and Susan Chasson -- 6. Ethics codes in other organizations: structures and enforcement / J.C. Upshaw Downs and Anjali Ranadive Swienton -- 7. Teaching ethics / Max M. Houck and Rob |