Chapter 2. The Social Worlds of Forensic Science

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction: Welcome to the Crime Lab 1
5. PART 1: THE WORK OF CRIMINALISTS
6. Chapter 1. Forensic Scientists at the Lab Bench 15
7. Chapter 2. The Social Worlds of Forensic Science 57
8. PART 2: THE CULTURE OF CRIMINALISTS
9. Chapter 3. A Culture of Anticipation 75
10. Chapter 4. Creating a Culture of Anticipation in the Crime Laboratory 98
11. PART 3: THE STRUGGLES OF CRIMINALISTS
12. Chapter 5. The Specter of Testifying 113
13. Chapter 6. DNA Envy 148
14. Conclusion 173
15. Appendix: Case Notes on an Ethnography of a Crime Laboratory 189
16. Acknowledgments 199
17. Notes 203
18. References 215
19. Index 225