Forensic science in court:the role of the expert witness
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Wiley-Blackwell,
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Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. Hoboken, N.J. |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 164 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780470985762 (hardback) 0470985763 (hardback) 9780470985779 (paperback) 0470985771 (paperback) 9780470743331 (e-book) 0470743336 (e-book) |
Index Number: | D919 |
CLC: | D919 |
Call Number: | D919/W187 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Where the law comes from : you don't mess about with the people -- The legal system and how it works -- Rules of evidence as they apply to expert witnesses -- Appointment of experts and the written report -- The expert forensic scientist in court -- Statistics and statistical inferences -- Ethical and scientific considerations for the forensic scientist -- Appendix : Methods of quoting published law reports in various jurisdictions -- Glossary of commonly used terms and phrases. |