Black robes, white coats : the puzzle of judicial policymaking and scientific evidence / Rebecca C. Harris.

New Brunswick ; London : Rutgers University Press, [2008], ©2008.

viii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index.

The mystery of the gatekeepers -- Clues to judicial behavior -- Forensic DNA : law enforcement in the laboratory -- Lie detection : victim of law and politics -- Syndrome evidence: science isn't everything -- Gatekeepers and the politics of knowledge -- New clues? gatekeeping and the 21st century.