Description

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.

• First book to comprehensively address ethics in forensics beyond the laboratory
• Real-life cases presented involving unethical behavior to illustrate concepts
• Discusses ethical considerations while delineating opinion from fact in testimony
• Places forensic ethics within the canons of the legal and medical systems

Editor: Downs, J C Upshaw, Editor: Ranadive Swienton, Anjali

Topic: Legal Reference / Law Profession
Media: Book
ISBN: 123850193
Language: English
Pages: 454