Ethics in Forensic Science
Published on 20. March 2012
472 pages
978-0-12-385020-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work will draw upon the expertise of the editors as authors and various contributors in order to present several different perspectives with the goal of approaching and understanding when ethical lines are crossed. In order to achieve this goal, comparisons of various canons of ethics from related fields such as medicine, law, the military, science and politics will be examined and applied. Case studies will be presented throughout to illustrate ethical dilemmas and challenge the reader with the goal of greater understanding.
- First book to comprehensively address ethics in forensics beyond the laboratory
- Real-life cases presented involving unethical behavior to illustrate concepts
- Discusses ethical considerations while delineating opinion from fact in testimony
- Places forensic ethics within the canons of the legal and medical systems
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J.C. Upshaw Downs | Anjali Ranadive Swienton
Ethics in Forensic Science
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03/2012
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Content
1. A Brief History of EthicsJennifer Downs
2. The Forensic Practitioner's Quest for TruthFr. William Willoughby, III, Sister Elena Thompson, and J.C. Upshaw Downs
3. General Forensic Ethical DilemmasJay A. Siegel
4. Codes of Ethics in Forensic Science Societies: The Organizational Parameters of Morality and ConductKenneth E. Melson
5. Ethical Foundations for SANE PracticeLinda E. Ledray and Susan Chasson
6. Ethics Codes in Other Organizations: Structures and EnforcementJ.C. Upshaw Downs and Anjali Ranadive Swienton
7. Teaching EthicsMax M. Houck and Robin T. Bowen
8. Ethics in Law Enforcement; Defining the Thin Blue LineFred E. Stephens
9. Criminal Investigational EthicsJames Markey
10. Ethics in the Crime Laboratory and in Crime Scene InvestigationsBarry A.J. Fisher
11. Ethics for Child Abuse Prosecutors - A Call to LeadershipRachelle L. Carnesale
12. Ethical Duties of Attorneys and Experts in Cases Involving Forensic Evidence, from the Perspective of the DefenseAndrea Roth
13. Ethics in TestimonyJoseph P. Bono, Anjali Ranadive Swienton and J.C. Upshaw Downs
14. Judicial EthicsHaskell M. Pitluck
15. Ethics, Forensics, and the Post-Conviction ProcessJules Epstein
16. Whistle BlowersJ.C. Upshaw Downs
17. Ethics in MediaAnjali Ranadive Swienton and J.C. Upshaw Downs
