Failed evidence : why law enforcement resists science
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0814790550
ISBN 13
9780814790557
LCCN
HV9950.H396
DDC
363.2509
Category
Canadian Legal History
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Pages
260
Description
Contents:
Introduction: Science-driven policing, or police indifference to science? -- Science and traditional police investigative methods: a lot we thought we knew was wrong -- In their own words: why police and prosecutors say they resist science -- The real reasons for resistance: cognitive barriers -- The real reasons for resistance: institutional and political barriers -- What must be done and how to make it happen -- Reasons for hope: examples of real change -- Conclusion: From the task to the solutions.
Introduction: Science-driven policing, or police indifference to science? -- Science and traditional police investigative methods: a lot we thought we knew was wrong -- In their own words: why police and prosecutors say they resist science -- The real reasons for resistance: cognitive barriers -- The real reasons for resistance: institutional and political barriers -- What must be done and how to make it happen -- Reasons for hope: examples of real change -- Conclusion: From the task to the solutions.
Number of Copies
1
