Ethical Standards in Forensic Science - Hardcover

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Harold Franck founded Advanced Engineering Associates Inc. (AEA) in 1989 with a home office in Charleston, West Virginia and a satellite office in St. Petersburg, Florida. Harold holds a BSEE and MSEE from West Virginia University. AEA is a forensic engineering investigative company that also perform a certain amount of design associated with losses. The main thrust of the company involves accident reconstruction, fire dynamic analysis, electrical incidents, structural distress, and biomechanics of injury.

is president of AEA and had been with the company since 1995. Darren holds a BSCE from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an MSME from Georgia Institute of Technology and has extensive experience in 3D animations and simulations as applied to forensic cases. The principals of the company are registered professional engineers and have certificates of authority in Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Ethical Standards in Forensic Science outlines the state of the forensic science and engineering fields with respect to recognized methods and application of science, mathematics, and technology in the civil and criminal legal system in the United States. Significant emphasis is placed on the ethical role of the practicing forensic expert when performing analysis, reports, and opinions associated with litigation. The effect of bias is also investigated as conceptualized by the forensic scientist or engineer, the attorney, and the court. The role of these separate and distinct entities is analyzed and their overall effect, and where they intersect, is scrutinized insofar as where misconceptions and questionable science can derail the process of ethical practice and adjudication.