Ethics and the practice of forensic science /

Bowen, Robin T.,

Ethics and the practice of forensic science / by Robin T. Bowen. - Second Edition. - 1 online resource - International forensic science & investigation .

Revised edition of the author's Ethics and the practice of forensic science, c2010.

Preface -- What is ethics? -- An ethical approach to forensic professionalism -- Ethics in forensic science -- The ethics of the criminal justice culture -- Changing the "game" of policing : ethics and efficacy in police reform and forensic investigations -- Ethics in the courtroom -- Ethics in science and research -- Unethical behavior : the fork in the road -- Good examples of bad behavior -- Codes of ethics -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Additional U.S. forensic science professional codes of ethics -- Appendix B: U.S. law enforcement professional codes of ethics -- Appendix C: International forensic science professional codes of ethics -- Appendix D: When ethics are used to retaliate -- Index.

9781315152387 9781351633147 9781498777162

10.4324/9781315152387 doi


Forensic sciences--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Forensic scientists--Professional ethics--United States.
Forensic sciences--Moral and ethical aspects.
Forensic scientists--Professional ethics.

HV8073 / .B649 2017

174.936325 / B786


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