Advice to professionals who conduct forensic evaluations for courts on how to write an
effective report has been driven by legal evidentiary principles and best practices in …

The current research represents a preliminary study applying guidance given in the Civil
Procedure Rules Practice Direction (UK) to assess the quality of expert psychological …

Numerous psychiatrists and psychologists have contributed to the literature regarding the
composition of a good forensic report (Borum & Grisso, 1996; Heilbrun, 2001; Heilbrun & …

Verbal expressions of evidential strength are routinely used when presenting forensic expert
evaluative evidence. The degree to which these verbal expressions are interpreted …

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 …

An entire course in forensic clinical psychology could be taught using report writing as a
vehicle. Everything of importance to forensic psychological assessment culminates in the …

The structure of expert forensic reports varies widely in the pattern evidence sciences. Since
many of the forensic disciplines dealing with pattern evidence have historically evolved …

The standards for expressions of evaluative opinions in the forensic sciences are
increasingly being challenged and refined. Where once categorical statements regarding …

During the 20th century, scientists in most forensic subdisciplines reported categorical
opinions on the source of material recovered in connection with a crime. Following the …

Report writing remains a core competency of forensic psychologists. The overarching
purpose of a forensic psychological report is to apply psychological knowledge and …