What is the value of forensic science? : An overview of the effectiveness of forensic science in the Australian criminal justice system project / Roberta D. Julian, Sally F. Kelty, Claude Roux, Peter Woodman, James Robertson, Anna Davey, Robert Hayes, Pierre Margot, Alastair Ross, Hugh Siblyand Rob White.

What is the value of forensic science? : An overview of the effectiveness of forensic science in the Australian criminal justice system project / Roberta D. Julian, Sally F. Kelty, Claude Roux, Peter Woodman, James Robertson, Anna Davey, Robert Hayes, Pierre Margot, Alastair Ross, Hugh Siblyand Rob White.

Abingdon, Oxfordshire : Taylor & Francis, 2011.

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Forensic science is increasingly relied upon by law enforcement to assist in solvng crime and gaining convictions, and by the judicial system in the atljudication of specific criminal cases. However, the value offorensic science relative to the work involved and the outcome of cases has yet to be established in the Australian context. Previous research in this area has mainly focused on the science and technology, rather than examining how people can use forensic services/science to the best possible advantage to produce appropriate justice outcomes. This five year project entails an investigation into the effectiveness offorensic science in police investigations and court trials. It aims to identify when, where and how forensic science can add value to criminal investigations, court trials aml justice outcomes while ensuring the efficient use of available resources initially in the Victorian and the ACT criminal justice systems and ultimately across Australia and New Zealand. This paper provides an overview of the rationale and aims of the research project and tliscusses current work-in-progress. - Abstract.

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences vol. 43, no. 4.

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