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The Social Life of Forensic Evidence
Dr. Corinna Kruse
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Paperback. Drawing on ethnographic data from Sweden and on theory from both anthropology and science and technology studies, the author examines how forensic evidence is produced and which social relationships it creates as cases move from crime scene to courtroom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
In the Social Life of Forensic Evidence, Corinna Kruse provides a major contribution to understanding forensic evidence and its role in the criminal justice system. Arguing that forensic evidence can be understood as a form of knowledge, she reveals that each piece of evidence has a social life and biography. Kruse shows how the crime scene examination is as crucial to the creation of forensic evidence as laboratory analyses, the plaintiff, witness, and suspect statements elicited by police investigators, and the interpretations that prosecutors and defense lawyers bring to the evidence. Drawing on ethnographic data from Sweden and on ... Read more
In the Social Life of Forensic Evidence, Corinna Kruse provides a major contribution to understanding forensic evidence and its role in the criminal justice system. Arguing that forensic evidence can be understood as a form of knowledge, she reveals that each piece of evidence has a social life and biography. Kruse shows how the crime scene examination is as crucial to the creation of forensic evidence as laboratory analyses, the plaintiff, witness, and suspect statements elicited by police investigators, and the interpretations that prosecutors and defense lawyers bring to the evidence. Drawing on ethnographic data from Sweden and on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520288393
SKU
V9780520288393
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About Dr. Corinna Kruse
Corinna Kruse is a lecturer in the Department of Thematic Studies-Technology and Social Change at Linkoping University.
Reviews for The Social Life of Forensic Evidence
The Social Life of Forensic Evidence is a sharp and focused ethnographic exploration of the production and circulation of forensic evidence through the adjoining sites of the court, the police investigation unit, the crime lab and the crime scene.
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