Cinderella Story? The Social Production Of A Forensic “Science”
Cinderella Story? The Social Production Of A Forensic “Science”
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灰姑娘的故事？法医“科学”的社会生产
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
E. Cunliffe
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作者：
G. Edmond;E. Cunliffe
在过去的十年里，学术评论员和权威科技组织对法医科学提出了前所未有的批评。与此同时，足科医生已经开始将自己宣传为法医科学家，有能力协助调查人员和法院努力识别罪犯。本文追溯了法医足科学的出现，特别是法医步态分析。法医步态分析是一种做法，涉及将犯罪相关图像(如闭路电视和监控录像)中的相关人员与嫌疑人的参考图像进行比较，其中主要重点是运动和姿势。当其他技术，如面部和身体特征的比较，由于伪装(例如，使用巴拉克拉瓦)或图像质量较低而受到限制时，它往往被应用。本文试图解释法医足科学是如何产生的，阐明法医学领域的形成，评估支撑法医步态分析的知识基础，并反思法医步态分析的法律承认揭示了普通法法院规范鉴定的能力。
The last decade has witnessed unprecedented criticism of the forensic sciences from academic commentators and authoritative scientific and technical organizations. Simultaneously, podiatrists have begun to promote themselves as forensic scientists, capable of assisting investigators and courts in their endeavors to identify offenders. This article traces the emergence of forensic podiatry, particularly forensic gait analysis. Forensic gait analysis is a practice that involves comparing persons of interest in crime-related images (such as CCTV and surveillance recordings) with reference images of suspects, where the primary focus is on movement and posture. It tends to be applied when other techniques, such as the comparison of facial and body features, are constrained because of disguises (e.g., the use of balaclavas) or the low quality of the images. This article endeavors to explain how forensic podiatry came into being, shed light on forensic field formation, make an assessment of the knowledge base underpinning forensic gait analysis, and reflect on what the legal recognition of forensic gait analysis reveals about the ability of common law courts to regulate expertise.