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Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fabricant, M. Chris.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Innocence Project.
- Pseudoscience--United States.
- Pseudoscience.
- Forensic sciences--United States.
- Forensic sciences.
- Judicial corruption.
- Racism in criminal justice administration.
- United States.
- Racism in criminal justice administration--United States.
- Judicial error--United States.
- Judicial error.
- Judicial corruption--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY : Akashic Books, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I Virginia V. Keith Allen Harward & The Rise of Junk Science
- 1 Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System p. 26
- 2 The Dentist as Forensic Scientist p. 28
- 3 Credentials, Case Law, and Ted Bundy p. 33
- 4 Virulence p. 54
- 5 Lethal Nonsense p. 63
- 6 Junk Science in the Supreme Court p. 66
- 7 Life, Liberty, and Daubert p. 71
- Part II Texas V. Steven Mark Chaney & The DNA Revolution
- 1 The Innocence Project p. 95
- 2 The National Academy of Sciences Hearings p. 100
- 3 Steven Chaney's Path Forward p. 138
- 4 The Thirty-Eight Words that Moved the Junk Science Debate into Criminal Courts p. 144
- 5 The Principle of Finality in the Age of Mass Incarceration p. 152
- 6 Denying Innocence p. 156
- 7 Executing the Innocent p. 162
- 8 Steven Chaney, Back on the Chain p. 183
- 9 Status Quo p. 193
- Part III Mississippi V. Eddie Lee Howard & A Junk Science Reckoning (Of Sorts)
- 1 A Junk Science Recall p. 210
- 2 The First Shots of the Bite Mark Wars p. 220
- 3 Steven Chaney's New Lawyers p. 232
- 4 Keith Harward's Lost Lottery Ticket p. 241
- 5 The Bite Mark Wars Get Nasty p. 247
- 6 Steven Chaney's New Prosecutors p. 256
- 7 Keith Harward's Checkmate p. 272
- Part IV Eddie Lee Howard, Steven Mark Chaney & The Dentists' Last Stand
- 1 Our Heroes p. 301
- 2 The Texas Forensic Science Commission Hearings p. 310
- 3 Steven Chaney Faces His Trial Prosecutor p. 321.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- ISBN:
- 9781636140384
- 1636140386
- OCLC:
- 1302900771
- Publisher Number:
- 99990696465
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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