Producing absolute truth: CSI science as wishful thinking

American Anthropologist

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-91

  Kruse, Corinna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural repertoire; Forensic science; Mediascapes; Popular culture; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954253048     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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