Cops in lab coats : curbing wrongful convictions through independent forensic laboratories /
Thompson, Sandra Guerra.
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. - xvii, 293 pages : illustration : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
9781611635294 (alk. paper)
2014044884
Criminal investigation--Texas--Houston.
Forensic sciences--Texas--Houston.
Judicial error--Texas--Houston.
HV6795.H6 / T46 2015
363.25/60973
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. - xvii, 293 pages : illustration : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
9781611635294 (alk. paper)
2014044884
Criminal investigation--Texas--Houston.
Forensic sciences--Texas--Houston.
Judicial error--Texas--Houston.
HV6795.H6 / T46 2015
363.25/60973