Flawed convictions : "Shaken Baby Syndrome" and the inertia of injustice / Deborah Tuerkheimer

Author:: Tuerkheimer, Deborah
Published:: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource

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Summary:

This text surveys the scientific, cultural, and legal history of 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' from inception to formal dissolution. Deborah Tuerkheimer exposes extraordinary failings in the criminal justice system's treatment of what is, in essence, a medical diagnosis of murder.

Subject(s):

Child abuse—Law and legislation—United States
Shaken baby syndrome—United States

ISBN:

9780199361830 (ebook)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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