Ethics in Forensic Science

by J.C. Upshaw Downs (Editor), Anjali Ranadive Swienton (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123850201
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	03/20/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	472
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

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

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A reference that illustrates the theory and application of acting ethically by presenting varying perspectives for practitioners in forensic sciences

Editorial Reviews

"Downs, a medical examiner and consultant, and Swienton, a forensic attorney and consultant, provide forensic and criminal justice practitioners, crime scene investigators and photographers, law enforcement training centers, police academies and local agencies, and forensic consultants and scientists with a guide to ethics in forensic science. It contains 17 chapters by forensic science, law, and other specialists from the US who discuss the history of ethics, provide brief synopses of major theorists, and address topics like the religious perspective of applied ethics in forensics; general ethical dilemmas; codes of ethics in forensic science societies and other organizations (education, business, religion, medicine, etc.); the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner model; teaching ethics; criminal investigation, crime lab and crime scene, and judicial ethics; the post-conviction process; whistleblowers; and ethics in law enforcement, for child abuse prosecutors and defense attorneys, in testimony of forensic practitioners, and in media." —Reference and Research Book News, Inc.

"This book attempts to answer the question: "When is ethical, ethical, and when is it not?" Its contributors write on topics such as general forensic ethical dilemmas; codes of ethics as spelled out by forensic science societies; ethics in SANE practice; how to teach ethics; ethics in law enforcement, criminal investigations, crime laboratories, and crime scene investigations; and ethics for attorneys, prosecutors, and expert witnesses." —Evidence Technology Magazine, July-August 2012

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