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The Impact of Scientific Evidence on the Criminal Trial: The Case of DNA Evidence

The Impact of Scientific Evidence on the Criminal Trial: The Case of DNA Evidence

Hardcover

General Law

ISBN10: 0415720206
ISBN13: 9780415720205
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Feb 11 2014
Pages: 214
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

This book explores challenges posed by the use of DNA evidence to the traditional features, procedures and principles of the criminal trial. It examines the limitations of existing theories of criminal trial processes in the face of increasing use of scientific evidence in the court room. The research elucidates the interconnections at trial of three epistemologies, namely legal reasoning, as represented by counsel and trial judge, common sense manifested by the jury and scientific reasoning expounded by the expert witness. Sallavaci argues that while scientific reasoning is part of this hybrid of trial languages and practices, its extended use is producing specifically novel tensions which impact on the traditional criminal trial landscape.

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