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Like the navigation tools that freed ancient sailors from the need to stay close to the shoreline—eventually affording the discovery of new worlds—Big Data might open us up to new sociological possibilities by freeing us from the shackles of hypothesis testing. But for that to happen we need forensic social science: the careful compilation of evidence from unstructured digital traces as a means to generate new theories.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Symbols and Units -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Forensic Science -- History -- Chapter 2 The State of Forensic Sciences -- Introduction -- Some Historical Perspective -- The Court System -- Rules of Evidence -- The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report -- Conclusions -- Chapter 3 The Role of Science -- Forensic Science -- Theories -- Chapter 4 The Need for Experimentation and Testing: The Confluence of Experiment and Theory -- The Scientific Method -- Mathematics

For a sizeable minority of social scientists, communication with 3 audiences other than their own colleagues is important; these audiences are: (1) the public at large, (2) policy-makers, & (3) potential sponsors of research. There are 5 different, but interrelated kinds of information which social scientists may transmit to these 3 groups: (A) general statements about research that needs to be done or proposals for specific studies from individual researchers; (B) research currently underway, but not yet complete; (C) findings of a particular study; (D) what is known about a given area of the social sciences; & (E) what a particular study means in policy terms. Although social sciences are clearly relevant to a large proportion of what is discussed in the media, it is rare for social scientists to be asked by the media for an opinion of interest. However, interest in the social sciences by the media has grown significantly. Between policy-makers & the social scientists, education is needed at both ends of the "chain of communication." Organizations such as the Social Science Research Council & the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences have helped in bridging the gap between academia & the federal government. Communication is central to the problem of matching social scientists with sponsors of their research, public or private. Not enough money is available to support all the potential projects of social science. The printed media is still the most common means of communication within the social science community & in its relations to society. 1 Table. R. Lent.

The aim of the study was investigation of specific forensic aspects in offenders involved in domestic homicide cases in regard to sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and modalities of the offense. The research was conducted at the Department of Forensic Psychiatry in Neuropsychiatric Hospital »Dr. Ivan Barbot« in Popovaca, Croatia. The sample in this study consisted of domestic homicide group (N=162). The results showed certain characteristics within the group of domestic homicide offenders. Generally speaking the offenders in domestic homicide cases were often married and were living in their families. Moreover, they were brought up in families with both parents and they had history of regular military service. Furthermore, offenders in domestic homicide cases were less involved in intervention from social services with rare history of home runaway and substance abuse during adolescence. Finally, the same group of offenders was less often had mothers or close friends with antisocial personality disorder but had frequent language and speech problems during adolescent period. In regard to the victims of domestic homicide they were often aged females. The offenders usually commit crime in their living space, either in the house or in the apartment. Based on these findings we conclude there are certain specific characteristics in the domestic homicide cases compared to homicide in general.

1.1 Public Perception Problems: The "Crime Scene Investigation Effect"1.2 Scientific Problems with Modern Forensic Science; 2. COURT DECISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND EXPERT OPINION; 2.1 What Criteria Determine Validity?; 2.2 Objectivity in Forensic Analyses Is of Paramount Importance; 2.3 Repeatability; 2.4 How Is the Forensic Community Responding?; 3. HOW DOES DAUBERT RELATE TO FORENSIC PLANT SCIENCE; 3 -- Sources for Forensic Plant Science Evidence; 1. PLANT ANATOMY; 2. PLANT TAXONOMY; 2.1 Binomial Nomenclature; 2.2 Collection Methods for Taxonomic Evidence

New directions in forensic anthropology / Douglas Ubelaker -- Some thoughts on the future challenges to criminalistics / Ronald L. Singer -- Digital & multimedia sciences / Zeno Gradts -- A look at the future of forensic engineering science: I. Upending junk law; II. Developing technology to meet world needs / Thomas L. Bohan -- General section : history, a look at two disciplines, and a review of standards, certifications, and education / John E. Gerns -- Jurisprudence / Carol Henderson -- Odontology / Robert E. Barsley -- Opportunities and problems facing forensic pathology / Edmund R. Donoghue -- The future of forensic psychiatry and behavioral science / Richard Rosner -- The future of forensic document examination / John L. Sang, Linton A. Mohammed, & Carl R. McClary -- Past perspectives and future directions in forensic toxicology / Barry K Logan.

"Integrity and honesty are the hallmarks of science-and especially so in the case of forensic science-making the study and practice of ethics essential to the field. Ethics and the Practice of Forensic Science, Third Edition directly addresses common stressors that can induce, or lead professionals-working in forensic laboratories, law enforcement, the judicial system, and at crime scenes-to commit misconduct. While forensic scientists, investigators, and experts are intrinsically ethical by nature, the reality is that these individuals face challenges including departmental or political pressures, lack of training, and conflicting standards. The difference, however, is that the work done by forensic professionals has the ability to compromise another person's freedom, potentially leading to arrest, incarceration, and miscarriages of justice. Police and forensic professionals confront ethical dilemmas every day, some situations that fall within clear protocols or standards and others that frequently have no definitive answers. Ethics and the Practice of Forensic Science, Third Edition includes updated information and case studies, as well as recent research findings focused on ethics in forensic science. Chapters examine investigation and police culture through the lens of professional challenges, incorporating important information about the history of wrongful convictions, and including recent developments in overturned wrongful convictions, and the work of various innocence projects. Throughout the book, case examples of bias, ethical violations, and instances of tampering with evidence present the dangers of compromising one's ethical standards. Through such cases, the book sheds light on the problem and offers alternative courses of action- presenting examples of what to do, and what not to do, when faced with ethical decisions in gathering, handling, analyzing, and presenting evidence"--

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