Forensic Fraud Turvey Hardback Academic Press 9780124080737

Forensic FraudEvaluating Law Enforcement and Forensic Science Cultures in the Context of Examiner Misconduct\nAuthor(s): Brent E. Turvey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780124080737, 978-0124080737\nSynopsis\nForensic Fraud is the culmination of 12 years of research by author Brent E. Turvey. A practicing forensic scientist since 1996, Turvey has rendered this first of its kind study into the widespread problem of forensic fraud in the United States. It defines the nature and scope of the problem, the cultural attitudes and beliefs of those involved, and establishes clear systemic contributors. Backed up by scrupulous research and hard data, community reforms are proposed and discussed in light of the recently published National Academy of Sciences report on forensic science. An adaptation of Dr. Turveys doctoral dissertation, this volume relentlessly cites chapter and verse in support of its con.