Forensic Science Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony

Forensic Science Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony PDF Author: Paul Roberts
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1788111036
Category : LAW
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Book Description
Forensic science evidence plays a pivotal role in modern criminal proceedings. Yet such evidence poses intense practical and theoretical challenges. It can be unreliable or misleading and has been associated with miscarriages of justice. In this original and insightful book, a global team of prominent scholars and practitioners explore the contemporary challenges of forensic science evidence and expert witness testimony from a variety of theoretical, practical and jurisdictional perspectives. Chapters encompass the institutional organisation of forensic science, its procedural regulation, evaluation and reform, and brim with comparative insight.