Ethics in Forensic Science

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.

Klappentext

Comprehensively addresses ethics in forensics beyond the laboratory. This title presents case studies to illustrate ethical dilemmas. It places forensic ethics within the canons of the legal and medical systems.

Inhalt

1. A Brief History of Ethics
   Jennifer Downs

2. The Forensic Practitioner's Quest for Truth
   Fr. William Willoughby, III, Sister Elena Thompson, and J.C. Upshaw Downs

3. General Forensic Ethical Dilemmas
   Jay A. Siegel

4. Codes of Ethics in Forensic Science Societies: The Organizational Parameters of Morality and Conduct
   Kenneth E. Melson

5. Ethical Foundations for SANE Practice
   Linda E. Ledray and Susan Chasson

6. Ethics Codes in Other Organizations: Structures and Enforcement
   J.C. Upshaw Downs and Anjali Ranadive Swienton

7. Teaching Ethics
   Max M. Houck and Robin T. Bowen

8. Ethics in Law Enforcement; Defining the Thin Blue Line
   Fred E. Stephens

9. Criminal Investigational Ethics
   James Markey

10. Ethics in the Crime Laboratory and in Crime Scene Investigations
    Barry A.J. Fisher

11. Ethics for Child Abuse Prosecutors - A Call to Leadership
    Rachelle L. Carnesale

12. Ethical Duties of Attorneys and Experts in Cases Involving Forensic Evidence, from the Perspective of the Defense
    Andrea Roth

13. Ethics in Testimony
    Joseph P. Bono, Anjali Ranadive Swienton and J.C. Upshaw Downs

14. Judicial Ethics
    Haskell M. Pitluck

15. Ethics, Forensics, and the Post-Conviction Process
    Jules Epstein

16. Whistle Blowers
    J.C. Upshaw Downs

17. Ethics in Media
    Anjali Ranadive Swienton and J.C. Upshaw Downs