Failed evidence : why law enforcement resists science / David A. Harris.
2012
HV9950 .H396 2012 (Map It)
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Author
Title
Failed evidence : why law enforcement resists science / David A. Harris.
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
HV9950 .H396 2012
ISBN
9780814790557 (cl : alk. paper)
0814790550 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814790564 (ebook)
0814790569 (ebook)
9780814744666 (ebook)
0814744664 (ebook)
0814790550 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814790564 (ebook)
0814790569 (ebook)
9780814744666 (ebook)
0814744664 (ebook)
Description
x, 260 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)777628054
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
1.
Introduction: Science-Driven Policing, or Police Indifference to Science?
1
2.
Science and Traditional Police Investigative Methods: A Lot We Thought We Knew Was Wrong
18
3.
In Their Own Words: Why Police and Prosecutors Say They Resist Science
57
4.
The Real Reasons for Resistance: Cognitive Barriers
78
5.
The Real Reasons for Resistance: Institutional and Political Barriers
99
6.
What Must Be Done and How to Make It Happen
128
7.
Reasons for Hope: Examples of Real Change
169
8.
Conclusion: From the Task to the Solutions
191
Notes
197
Index
251
About the Author
260