The truth machines : policing, violence, and scientific interrogations in India / Jinee Lokaneeta.

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"Using case studies and the results of extensive fieldwork, this book considers the nature of state power and legal violence in liberal democracies by focusing on the interaction between law, science, and policing in India. The postcolonial Indian police have often been accused of using torture in b...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Law, meaning, and violence.
Main Author: Lokaneeta, Jinee (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2020.
Series:Law, meaning, and violence.
Subjects:
Police > India.
Police questioning > India.
Lie detectors and detection > India.
Forensic sciences > India.
Torture > India > Government policy.
Violence > Government policy > India.
Forensic sciences.
Lie detectors and detection.
Police.
Police questioning.
Violence > Government policy.
India.
Physical Description:xi, 250 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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