Communication, forensic science and the Law

Lucina Hackman

doi:10.1002/wfs2.1396

Communication, forensic science and the Law

Lucina Hackman (Lead / Corresponding author)

Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science

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Abstract

The communication of forensic science within the criminal justice process has been highlighted as an issue in a series of high profile reports dating back more than a decade. A forensic scientist has to be able to effectively communicate complex scientific ideas across multidisciplinary borders including the police, lawyers and jurors, whilst concurrently being restrained by processes and procedures which exist within the criminal justice process. Communication research has begun to be undertaken to try and clarify and identify what causes some of the problems in communicating forensic science, to suggest how these might be addressed and to assess the efficacy of new approaches

Original language	English
Article number	e1396
Number of pages	8
Journal	WIREs Forensic Science
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Early online date	12 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/wfs2.1396
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

forensic science
forensic scientist
law
science communication
science communication jury

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Hackman, Lucina
- Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification - Professor (Teaching and Scholarship) of Forensic Anthropology
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