| Description |
1 online resource (220 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Why DNA?; Investigating the law-science relationship; The study; Organisation of the book; 1 Principles and features of the criminal trial; The criminal trial: a search for truth and beyond; Jury trial and the 'bifurcated court'; Continuous, oral and public adjudication; Adversarial proceedings; 2 Challenging the reliability of DNA evidence; Introduction; A brief historical overview: the early years of forensic DNA |
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Lessons from the early DNA experience: 'adversarialism' and 'equality of arms'Further developments: contesting the admissibility of Low Copy Number DNA; Conclusion; 3 The admissibility of expert evidence; Introduction; The current admissibility regime; The proposed new regime for admissibility; The significance of the proposed reform for the criminal trial; Conclusion; 4 The interpretation and presentation of DNA evidence; Introduction; Interpretation of DNA evidence; The presentation of DNA evidence; The role of the expert witness in criminal trials; Conclusion; Conclusion |
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5 Evaluating the weight of scientific evidenceIntroduction; The impact of scientific reasoning on the jury's evidence evaluation process; Beyond Bayes: the impact of R v Doheny and Adams; The role and future of the jury in criminal trials; 6 The impact of scientific evidence on the criminal trial; Appendix; The scientific basis of DNA profiling; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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 h |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317910916 |
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1317910915 |
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