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Response to Recommendation 2 of the 2009 NAS Report—Standards for Formatting and Reporting Expert Evaluative Opinions: Where Do We Stand?
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Howes, LM and Martire, KA and Kelty, SF, Response to Recommendation 2 of the 2009 NAS Report Standards for Formatting and Reporting Expert Evaluative Opinions: Where Do We Stand?, Forensic Science Policy & Management, 5, (1-2) pp. 1-14. ISSN 1940-9044 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 Taylor and Francis
DOI: doi:10.1080/19409044.2014.880973
Abstract
Over four years ago, the 2009 US National Academy of Sciences
report on forensic science was published, revealing that few formal standards
existed in the forensic sciences. The second recommendation of the NAS report
related to the language of reporting. This two-fold recommendation urged
that templates for expert reports be developed and that the language and terminology
of the reports and related expert testimony be standardized. This
paper offers a response to Recommendation 2 of the NAS report and a research
update. Since the release of the NAS report, Standards Australia has
developed a set of forensic standards, including one for reporting. In light
of Recommendation 2 of the NAS report and the Australian Standard for
reporting, we outline current reporting practices of forensic science in the
Australian context, and review research about the communication of forensic
science, highlighting recent Australian research undertaken at two universities.
We discuss the progress made to date in the development of best practice in
expert reports and language use, introduce new directions for developing communicative
excellence amongst forensic scientists, and suggest future research
directions.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | forensic science, expert reports, templates, terminology, communication |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Criminology |
Research Field: | Police administration, procedures and practice |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
UTAS Author: | Howes, LM (Dr Loene Howes) |
UTAS Author: | Kelty, SF (Dr Sally Kelty) |
ID Code: | 92696 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2014-06-25 |
Last Modified: | 2015-05-04 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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