Forensic cultures in modern Europe
This edited volume examines the performance of physicians, psychiatrists and other scientists as expert witnesses in modern European courts of law and police investigations. Its chapters discuss cases from criminal, civil and international law to parse the impact of forensic evidence and expertise i...
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| description | This edited volume examines the performance of physicians, psychiatrists and other scientists as expert witnesses in modern European courts of law and police investigations. Its chapters discuss cases from criminal, civil and international law to parse the impact of forensic evidence and expertise in different European countries (Scotland, England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia, Portugal, Norway and the Netherlands) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They show how modern forensic science and technology was inextricably entangled with political ideology, gender norms, changes in the law and legal systems. New scientific ideas and technology, such as blood tests and DNA, helped develop forensic science, but did not necessarily lead to a straightforward acceptance of expertise in the courtroom. Discussing fascinating case studies, the chapters in this book highlight how the ideology of authoritarian and liberal regimes affected the practical enactment of forensic expertise. They also emphasise the influence of images of masculinity and femininity on the performance of experts and their assessment of evidence, victims and perpetrators, for example in cases of rape, infanticide and crimes of passion. This book is an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices, which, as several chapters underline, sometimes surprisingly diverge from institutional regulations. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1336212025-05-08T12:49:46Z Forensic cultures in modern Europe Ruberg, Willemijn Bergers, Lara Dirven, Pauline Serrano Martínez, Sara crimes of passion expertise forensic medicine forensic psychiatry forensic science gender infanticide law murder sexual assault This edited volume examines the performance of physicians, psychiatrists and other scientists as expert witnesses in modern European courts of law and police investigations. Its chapters discuss cases from criminal, civil and international law to parse the impact of forensic evidence and expertise in different European countries (Scotland, England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia, Portugal, Norway and the Netherlands) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They show how modern forensic science and technology was inextricably entangled with political ideology, gender norms, changes in the law and legal systems. New scientific ideas and technology, such as blood tests and DNA, helped develop forensic science, but did not necessarily lead to a straightforward acceptance of expertise in the courtroom. Discussing fascinating case studies, the chapters in this book highlight how the ideology of authoritarian and liberal regimes affected the practical enactment of forensic expertise. They also emphasise the influence of images of masculinity and femininity on the performance of experts and their assessment of evidence, victims and perpetrators, for example in cases of rape, infanticide and crimes of passion. This book is an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices, which, as several chapters underline, sometimes surprisingly diverge from institutional regulations. 2024-01-27T04:16:15Z 2024-01-27T04:16:15Z 2024-01-26T15:51:20Z 2023 book ONIX_20240126_9781526172358_2 OCN: 1397050490 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/87334 9781526172358 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/133621 eng open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/87334/1/9781526172358.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/87334/1/9781526172358.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/87334/1/9781526172358.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/87334/1/9781526172358.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/87334/1/9781526172358.pdf Manchester University Press bcb4ab08-c525-4e6c-88e5-a0cf0a175533 H2020 European Research Council 178e65b9-dd53-4922-b85c-0aaa74fce079 9781526172358 European Research Council (ERC) EU collection 301 Manchester 770402 open access |
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| title | Forensic cultures in modern Europe |
| title_full | Forensic cultures in modern Europe |
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| topic | crimes of passion expertise forensic medicine forensic psychiatry forensic science gender infanticide law murder sexual assault |
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