Forensic Evidence: Science and the Criminal Law, Second Edition

By Terrence F. Kiely

Book Overview

Focusing on issues raised at Interpol's 14th Forensic Science Symposium, this volume offers a complete overview and analysis of the scientific and legal aspects of each of the forensic disciplines. It updates cases and discusses recent applications of Frye/Daubert, the admissibility of eyewitness identification, the explosion of cases and statutes addressing post-conviction DNA, the rise in attention to cold cases, and other challenges. With its broad scope and depth of analysis, this is the book that those in the forensic sciences need to have on hand to successfully prepare for what may await them in the courtroom.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849328586
• ISBN13: 9780849328589
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"