Flawed Convictions

Flawed Convictions
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780190233617
ISBN-13 : 0190233613
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Book Synopsis Flawed Convictions by : Deborah Tuerkheimer

Download or read book Flawed Convictions written by Deborah Tuerkheimer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the scientific, cultural, and legal history of Shaken Baby Syndrome from inception to formal dissolution. It exposes extraordinary failings in the criminal justice system's treatment of what is, in essence, a medical diagnosis of murder.--Publisher's description.


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