How and when did forensic science originate in the UK? This
question demands our attention because our understanding of
present-day forensic science is vastly enriched through gaining an
appreciation of what went before. A History of Forensic Science is
the first book to consider the wide spectrum of influences which
went into creating the discipline in Britain in the first part of
the twentieth century. This book offers a history of the
development of forensic sciences, centred on the UK, but with
consideration of continental and colonial influences, from around
1880 to approximately 1940. This period was central to the
formation of a separate discipline of forensic science with a
distinct professional identity and this book charts the strategies
of the new forensic scientists to gain an authoritative voice in
the courtroom and to forge a professional identity in the space
between forensic medicine, scientific policing, and independent
expert witnessing. In so doing, it improves our understanding of
how forensic science developed as it did. This book is essential
reading for academics and students engaged in the study of
criminology, the history of forensic science, science and
technology studies and the history of policing.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories |
| Release date: |
November 2015 |
| First published: |
2016 |
| Authors: |
Alison Adam
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
250 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-85642-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
Forensic science
|
| LSN: |
0-415-85642-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780415856423 |
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