Flawed convictions : "shaken baby syndrome" and the inertia of injustice /
The emergence of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) presents an object lesson in the dangers that lie at the intersection of science and criminal law. As often occurs in the context of scientific knowledge, understandings of SBS have evolved. We now know that the diagnostic triad alone does not prove beyond...
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2014
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| 100 | 1 | |a Tuerkheimer, Deborah, | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Flawed convictions : |b "shaken baby syndrome" and the inertia of injustice / |c Deborah Tuerkheimer |
| 260 | |a Oxford, England ; |a New York : |b Oxford University Press, |c 2014 | ||
| 300 | |a xiv, 298 p. ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-289) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A medical diagnosis of crime -- Complications -- The triad endures -- Trials -- Missed diagnosis -- Confessions -- Fluky justice -- Guilty pleas -- The limits of judicial review -- Reform | |
| 520 | |a The emergence of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) presents an object lesson in the dangers that lie at the intersection of science and criminal law. As often occurs in the context of scientific knowledge, understandings of SBS have evolved. We now know that the diagnostic triad alone does not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an infant was abused, or that the last person with the baby was responsible for the baby's condition. Nevertheless, our legal system has failed to absorb this new consensus. As a result, innocent parents and caregivers remain incarcerated and, perhaps more perplexing, triad-only prosecutions continue even to this day | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Child abuse |x Law and legislation |z United States | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Shaken baby syndrome |z United States | |
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