• Summarizes recommendations for professional conduct among forensic scientists, their supervisors, and their clients
• Provides appendices showing existing codes of ethics from various forensic and legal societies, with special focus on the Daubert and Kumhdecisions
• Aids attorneys' understanding of what a forensic expert should and should not do
• Focuses not on theory or philosophy, but the practical application of ethics on the job
• Provides case studies, discusses the ethical dilemma involved in each, and gives suggestions how tresolve it

With the complexity of the interactions between the methodology of science, the principles of justice, and the realities of the practice of law and criminalistics, ethical issues frequently arise. One of the hallmarks of a profession is a code of ethics tgovern the actions of members of the profession with one another, with users of the professional service, and with those whare affected by actions of the practitioner. Ethics in Forensic Science: Professional Standards for the Practice of Criminalistics examines the necessity for a code of ethics for forensic scientists, describes the fundamental features of such an ethical code, illustrates some ethical conflicts that arise in the course of professional practice, and gives examples of resolution of some of these conflicts.

This volume alsdescribes the development of alternative ethical codes that have been adopted by forensic science organizations. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of varied codes and provides concrete examples that illustrate alternative courses of action that might be taken and how different codes of ethics may require, permit, or proscribe alternatives under consideration.