Brent E Turvey: 6 books
Forensic Fraud
Evaluating Law Enforcement and Forensic Science Cultures in the Context of Examiner Misconduct
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Forensic Fraud is the culmination of 12 years of research by author Brent E. Turvey. A practicing forensic scientist since 1996, Turvey has rendered this first of its kind study into the widespread problem of forensic fraud in the United States. It defines the nature and scope of the problem, the...
by W. Jerry Chisum, Brent E. Turvey
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
Crime Reconstruction, Second Edition is an updated guide to the interpretation of physical evidence, written for the advanced student of forensic science, the practicing forensic generalist and those with multiple forensic specialists. It is designed to assist reconstructionists with understanding...
Forensic Victimology
Examining Violent Crime Victims in Investigative and Legal Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
This new textbook provides students with the basic principles and practice standards of forensic victimology--the scientific study of victims for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. It provides case-based coverage with original insights into the role that victimology plays...
Ethical Justice
Applied Issues for Criminal Justice Students and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
This textbook was developed from an idiom shared by the authors and contributors alike: ethics and ethical challenges are generally black and white - not gray. They are akin to the pregnant woman or the gunshot victim; one cannot be a little pregnant or a little shot. Consequently, professional...
Forensic Victimology
Examining Violent Crime Victims in Investigative and Legal Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Published in 2009, the first edition of Forensic Victimology introduced criminologists and criminal investigators to the idea of systematically gathering and examining victim information for the purposes of addressing investigative and forensic issues. The concepts presented within immediately proved...
Miscarriages of Justice
Actual Innocence, Forensic Evidence, and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Miscarriages of justice are a regular occurrence in the criminal justice system, which is characterized by government agencies that are understaffed, underfunded, and undertrained across the board. We know this because, every week, DNA testing and innocence projects across the United States help to...