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Cops in lab coats : curbing wrongful convictions through independent forensic laboratories  Cover Image Book Book

Cops in lab coats : curbing wrongful convictions through independent forensic laboratories / Sandra Guerra Thompson Alumnae College Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Institute University of Houston Law Center.

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  • ISBN: 9781611635294 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1611635292 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xvii, 293 pages : illustration : 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Bad science wreaks havoc-the George Rodriguez story -- A national crisis -- The complex critique of forensic science -- The paradox of the ethical-and biased-analyst -- Safeguarding justice -- Resisting independence -- Houston's laboratory experiment -- Conclusion: reimagining the practice of forensic science -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
Subject: Criminal investigation > Texas > Houston.
Forensic sciences > Texas > Houston.
Judicial error > Texas > Houston.

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