Ebook: Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Science-Driven Policing, or Police Indifference to Science?; 2. Science and Traditional Police Investigative Methods: A Lot We Thought We Knew Was Wrong; 3. In Their Own Words: Why Police and Prosecutors Say They Resist Science; 4. The Real Reasons for Resistance: Cognitive Barriers; 5. The Real Reasons for Resistance: Institutional and Political Barriers; 6. What Must Be Done and How to Make It Happen; 7. Reasons for Hope: Examples of Real Change; 8. Conclusion: From the Task to the Solutions; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L.;"Failed Evidence is a masterful expose of both the flaws in our criminal justice system and the reasons many police and prosecutors are unwilling to correct them. If real change is to occur, would-be reformers need to ingest this book. Its prescriptions, all based on the latest scientific findings, would go a long way toward eliminating wrongful convictions and ensuring accurate verdicts."