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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-10084933358X

ISBN-139780849333583

eBay Product ID (ePID)25038680523

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEnsuring Competent Performance in Forensic Practice : Recovery, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting

SubjectCriminal Law / General, Forensic Science

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael J. Fereday, Keith Hadley

Subject AreaLaw

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight39 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width0.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2007-021259

Reviews"... put a lot of information into a workable format for many forensic users...gave me a lot to think about. ... well written and informative; I will recommend to our membership in AFQAM." -- Jana Champion, Director. Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, and President, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentDefining Forensic Science. Standards. Generic Standards. Use of Standards. Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP). Skills for Justice. Appendix 1:Occupational Mapping Study for the Forensic Science Sector. Appendix 2:Recovery of Material of Evidential Value--Laboratory Based. Appendix 3:Seventy-Eight Uses of Occupational Standards. Appendix 4:Professional Standards of Competence (National Occupational Standards in Forensic Science). Appendix 5:Competency Assessment.

SynopsisThe Need for Professional Competence For all the attention given to the forensic sciences in the media and the law, there is a glaring deficiency in the promotion of standards of competence. In the midst of fascinating scientific advances in the field, forensic science still suffers embarrassments from highly publicized scientific controversies and shoddy or fraudulent practices. The enactment of the Daubert ruling, which questions the qualification of a scientific "expert", demonstrates the courts' attempt to regulate a profession that ought to be self-regulating. Libraries of books on technique can do nothing to promote forensic science without common governing standards of practice that ensures professional competence. Common Ground The first book of its kind, Ensuring Competent Performance in Forensic Practice: Recovery, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting promotes a common understanding of competence and demonstrates the application of standards and practice in all aspects of forensic science. Authors Fereday and Hadley, esteemed forensic scientists with forty and fifty years experience respectively, address the method and benefit of establishing occupational standards for collection of evidence, interpretation of scientific analysis, and appropriate methods of testimony. Training and Assessment The authors stress the standardization of proper training and testing procedures to ensure that every scientist employed in public and private practice has the credentials they require. They give clear guidelines for effective training programs based on occupational standards that support the development of competent practitioners. The book examines the importance of workplace assessments of competence against occupational standards and emphasizes the role and quality of those involved in the assessment process. The authors include several case studies demonstrating competence in practice and the methods to ensure consistent high standards in the future., This volume encourages and demonstrates the application of standardized practice in all aspects of forensic science, including collection of evidence, interpretation of scientific analysis, and methods of testimony. The authors stress proper training and testing procedures and give clear guidelines for effective training programs based on occupational standards. The book examines the importance of workplace assessments of competence and emphasizes the role of those involved in the assessment process. The authors include several case studies that demonstrate competence in practice and the methods to ensure consistent high standards in the future.

LC Classification NumberHV8073