Forensic Science Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony: Reliability through Reform?

Abstract

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.

Citation

Roberts, P., & Stockdale, M. (Eds.). (2018). Forensic Science Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony: Reliability through Reform?. Edward Elgar Publishing

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Publication Date: Nov 28, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jan 24, 2019
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• ISBN: 9781788111027
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1495074
• Publisher URL: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781788111027/9781788111027.00007.xml