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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Series Editor | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Author | |
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| What Is Ethics? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ethical Theories | |
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| The Study of Ethics | |
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| Utilitarianism: The Greater Good | |
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| Deontological Ethics: Obligation and Intention | |
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| Comparing Approaches for Forensic Science | |
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| Ethical Decision Making | |
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| Framework for Ethical Decisions | |
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| Inherent Good Surpasses Noninherent Good | |
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| Noninherent Evil Surpasses Inherent Evil | |
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| When Selecting between Levels of Good or Evil, Select the Highest Good or the Lowest Evil | |
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| Result of Decisions | |
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| The Ethics of the Criminal Justice Culture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Recruitment | |
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| Culture | |
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| Ethics of Criminal Justice | |
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| Ethics Training | |
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| Unethical Behavior | |
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| Sources of Pressure for the Forensic Scientist | |
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| Ethics in the Courtroom: The Scientist's Perspective | |
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| Introduction 33role of Attorneys | |
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| Attorney-Expert Relationship | |
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| Misconduct | |
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| Examples of Misconduct | |
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| Duke Lacrosse Case, 2006 | |
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| Federal Prosecutors, 2007 | |
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| Research Ethics in Science | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Science, Technology, and Society | |
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| Research and Publication | |
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| Ethics in Science and Research | |
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| Misconduct | |
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| Ethics in Forensic Science | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Crime Scene | |
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| Laboratory | |
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| Role of the Scientific Expert Witness | |
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| Qualification | |
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| Admissibility of Scientific Evidence | |
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| The Frye Case | |
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| The Daubert Case | |
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| Parameters | |
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| Misconduct | |
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| Unethical Behavior: The Fork in the Road | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Unethical Behavior | |
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| Motivation | |
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| Justification | |
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| Consequences | |
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| Whistle-Blowing | |
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| Good Examples of Bad Behavior | |
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| O. J. Simpson Case | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| False Credentials (Associated Press, 2007a) | |
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| Misleading Degree (Moran, 2006) | |
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| Pros | |
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| Cons | |
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| Abuse of Power (North, 2001) | |
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| Supporting a Habit (Huicochea, 2008) | |
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| "Errors" (Armstrong, 2007) | |
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| Prosecutor Pressure (Moxley, 2008) | |
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| Detroit (Clickondetroit.com, 2008) | |
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| Procedure (Johnson, 2008) | |
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| Fingerprints (Associated Press, 2008) | |
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| Personal Gain (Bone, 2007) | |
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| Research (Associated Press, 2006) | |
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| So What Happened? | |
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| What Was the Scientists' Defense? | |
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| On the Other Hand | |
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| FBI Whistle-Blower | |
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| Notorious Examples Every Forensic Scientist Should Know | |
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| Fred Zain | |
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| Michael West | |
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| Kathleen Lundy | |
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| Allison Lancaster | |
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| David Petersen | |
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| Joyce Gilcrist | |
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| Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| National Forensic Center | |
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| Developing Codes of Ethics | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Council of Scientific Society Presidents Study of Codes of Ethics | |
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| Familiarity with Codes of Ethics | |
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| The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (A AFS) | |
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| Article II. Code of Ethics and Conduct | |
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| The American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) | |
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| Rules of Professional Conduct | |
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| American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors | |
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| The International Association for Identification (IAI) | |
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| An Ethical Approach to Forensic Professionalism | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Education | |
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| Competence | |
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| Professions and Professionalism | |
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| Awareness | |
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| National Academy of Sciences Report | |
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| Initial Research Data on Ethics in Forensic Science | |
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| Additional U.S. Forensic Science Professional Codes of Ethics | |
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| U.S. Law Enforcement Professional Codes of Ethics | |
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| International Forensic Science Professional Codes of Ethics | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |