Failed evidence : why law enforcement resists science /

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Author / Creator:	Harris, David A., 1957-
Imprint:	New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 260 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States. Law enforcement -- United States. Science -- United States. Criminal justice, Administration of. Law enforcement. Science. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11209521

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ISBN:	0814790569 9780814790564 9780814744666 0814744664 9780814790557 0814790550
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	""Failed Evidence is a masterful expose of both the flaws in our criminal justice system and the reasons many police and prosecutors are unwilling to correct them. If real change is to occur, would-be reformers need to ingest this book. Its prescriptions, all based on the latest scientific findings, would go a long way toward eliminating wrongful convictions and ensuring accurate verdicts.""
Other form:	Print version: 9780814790557 0814790550

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Science-Driven Policing, or Police Indifference to Science?
2. Science and Traditional Police Investigative Methods: A Lot We Thought We Knew Was Wrong
3. In Their Own Words: Why Police and Prosecutors Say They Resist Science
4. Real Reasons for Resistance: Cognitive Barriers
5. Real Reasons for Resistance: Institutional and Political Barriers
6. What Must Be Done and How to Make It Happen
7. Reasons for Hope: Examples of Real Change
8. Conclusion: From the Task to the Solutions.

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