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Justice and science : trials and triumphs of DNA evidence / George "Woody" Clarke ; foreword by Janet Reno.

Clarke, George, 1951- (Author). Reno, Janet, 1938-2016 (Added Author).

Summary:

Databases of both convicted offenders and no-suspect cases demonstrate the power of DNA testing to solve the unsolvable. George?Woody? Clarke is a leading authority in legal circles and among the news media because of his expertise in DNA evidence. In this memoir, Clarke chronicles his experiences in some of the most disturbing and notorious sexual assault and murder court cases in California. He charts the beginnings of DNA testing in police investigations and the fight for its acceptance by courts and juries. He illustrates the power of science in cases he personally prosecuted or in which.

Record details

ISBN: 9780813543949
ISBN: 0813543940
ISBN: 0813541921
ISBN: 9780813541921
ISBN: 9786611316525
ISBN: 6611316523
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 216 pages)
Publisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The scientist becomes a victim -- A new prosecutor -- The transition to DNA evidence -- The fight for acceptance -- A stranger rapist and a murderer : early success with DNA evidence -- A double-edged sword : DNA for and against the prosecution -- A child and a critical nightshirt -- DNA and a football hero collide -- Back home in San Diego : an unusual rape case -- When a match is not a match -- Exonerations, databases and STRs -- A national approach -- The District Attorney's office searches for innocence -- DNA takes to television -- The tragic case of a small child -- A cold hit DNA match solves an old crime -- Helena Greenwood revisited.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.