Book contents
- The Science of Proof
- Studies in Legal History
- The Science of Proof
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Science of Death
- 2 Poisoning and the Problem of Proof
- 3 Deception and Detection
- 4 Reproductive Bodies and Crimes
- 5 The Forensics of Sexual Crimes against Children
- Conclusion and Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion and Epilogue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 August 2022
- The Science of Proof
- Studies in Legal History
- The Science of Proof
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Science of Death
- 2 Poisoning and the Problem of Proof
- 3 Deception and Detection
- 4 Reproductive Bodies and Crimes
- 5 The Forensics of Sexual Crimes against Children
- Conclusion and Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The stature of the medicolegal expert grew in France over the course of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century. Although the trajectories of medicolegal experts in France and in the American adversarial system diverged, both American and French citizens today have relatively high levels of confidence in forensic expertise. This conclusion and epilogue explores the legacy of the rise of forensic medicine in nineteenth-century France, the enduring public interest in forensics, the dangers of the TV-induced “CSI effect,” and changing attitudes towards expertise in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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- The Science of ProofForensic Medicine in Modern France, pp. 171 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022