Truth Machine
Download or Read eBook Truth Machine PDF written by Michael Lynch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Michael Lynch |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 415 |
| Release | : 2010-02-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226498089 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226498085 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Truth Machine by : Michael Lynch
Book excerpt: DNA profiling—commonly known as DNA fingerprinting—is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable “truth machine” that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. But DNA evidence is far from infallible. Truth Machine traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the United States and United Kingdom beginning in the mid-1980s, when the practice was invented, and continuing until the present. Ultimately, Truth Machine presents compelling evidence of the obstacles and opportunities at the intersection of science, technology, sociology, and law.
