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Título: DNA as ‘ready-made evidence’: An analysis of Portuguese judges’ views
Autor: Costa, Susana 
Palavras-chave: Biological evidence; Cultural rift; Epistemic cultures; Inquisitorial; Judges; Ready-made evidence
Data: 2021
Editora: SAGE
Projeto: UIDP/50012/2020 
SFRH/BPD/108667/2015 
DL57/2016/CP1341/CT0004 
Título da revista, periódico, livro ou evento: The International Journal of Evidence & Proof
Número: OnlineFirst
Resumo: The introduction of biological evidence in judicial settings raises particular modes of entanglement between professional cultures and perceptions of the probative value of evidence. When DNA evidence reaches court, it also challenges the perceived margins of critical assessment of the work and understandings of previous links in the chain of custody, like the criminal police, forensic experts and the public prosecution services. Given the apparent neutrality of judicial institutions, how do Portuguese judges perceive and value biological evidence? And how do judges see their articulation with other operators of the criminal justice system? An analysis of 14 interviews carried out with Portuguese judges reveals the challenges in the evaluation of biological evidence, which is characterised as a ‘safe haven’, grounded as it is on an indisputable scientific authority. The suggestion of the presence of a cultural rift emerges, which, taken with the work of other epistemic cultures, leads to biological evidence being seen as ‘ready-made evidence’ on its arrival in court, thus limiting the role of judges in its appraisal.
Descrição: Accepted Version
First Published December 30, 2021
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/96878
ISSN: 1365-7127
1740-5572
DOI: 10.1177/13657127211070331
Direitos: openAccess
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