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Overview"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 perplexingly, triad-only prosecutions continue even to this day.Flawed Convictions: ""Shaken Baby Syndrome"" and the Inertia of Injustice is the first book to survey the scientific, cultural, and legal history of Shaken Baby Syndrome from inception to formal dissolution. It exposes extraordinary failings in the criminal justice system's treatment of what is, in essence, a medical diagnosis of murder. The story of SBS highlights fundamental inadequacies in the legal response to ""science dependent prosecution."" A proposed restructuring of the law contends with the uncertainty of scientific knowledge." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah Tuerkheimer (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.70cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780199913633ISBN 10: 0199913633 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 15 May 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: A Medical Diagnosis of Crime The Prosecution Paradigm The Lure of Blame Chapter Two: Complications Scrutiny The New SBS Doubtful Convictions Chapter Three: The Triad Endures Today's SBS Child Abuse Specialization Prosecutorial Certainty Staying Power Chapter Four: Trials Deciding Guilt Case on Trial Chapter Five: Missed Diagnosis Diagnostic Error A Legal Perspective on Differential Diagnosis Anatomy of a Missed Diagnosis Chapter Six: Confessions Non-Confession Confessions Unreliable Confessions Inside the Interrogation Room Chapter Seven: Fluky Justice Acquittals Dismissals No-Arrest Cases Chapter Eight: Guilty Pleas A System in Flux When Innocents Plead Guilty The Meaning of Lopsided Pleas Chapter Nine: The Limits of Judicial Review Sufficiency Challenges Collateral Attack Chapter Ten: Reform Improving Medical Outcomes Upstream Innocence Protection Downstream Innocence Protection AFTERWORD INDEXReviewsDeborah Tuerkheimer's Flawed Convictions is a brilliant and timely book that meticulously presents a clear, comprehensive, and thoughtful analysis of the evolution of shaken baby syndrome homicide prosecutions, their impact on innocent caregivers, and the failure of the American legal system to self-correct in the face of staggering evidence of its biases and errors. It is a shocking indictment of how one form of junk science has led to scores of wrongful convictions and destroyed hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent lives and families. Tuerkheimer provides important historical context, a framework for understanding the roots of the problem as well as its persistence, and a roadmap out of the current quagmire. Flawed Convictions is an invaluable book that, well-heeded, will help prevent future miscarriages of justice. -Richard A. Leo, Dean's Circle Research Scholar and Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law Author InformationDeborah Tuerkheimer is a Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. From 2009 to 2014 she was Professor of Law at DePaul University College of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale. After clerking for the Alaska Supreme Court, Professor Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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