The adversarialist approach to criminal justice places a premium on autonomy, efficiency
and finality. It trusts that giving parties control will put reliable comprehensive evidence …

Streamlined forensic reporting (SFR), introduced as part of the United Kingdom Ministry of
Justice's drive to deliver swift and sure justice, is credited with generating both time and cost …

Forensic science evidence plays a pivotal role in modern criminal proceedings. Yet such
evidence poses intense practical and theoretical challenges. It can be unreliable or …

This article provides a brief review of the admissibility standards governing forensic science
and medicine evidence in Australian criminal proceedings. Drawing upon scientific research …

This article documents the persistent misrepresentation and misunderstanding of the most
ubiquitous forensic science of the past century. That is, the treatment of latent fingerprint …

When determining probative value for the purposes of balancing the probative value of
evidence against the danger of unfair prejudice to the accused, the High Court has favoured …

The concept of 'reliability'is of fundamental importance both to legal and to scientific
communities, yet the meanings of this foundational term are seemingly plural, contested and …

Almost a decade after the release of the National Research Council (NRC)'s ground-
breaking report, directly questioning the foundations of many of the forensic sciences …

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This dissertation shows, via a detailed analysis of trial proceedings, how medical
malpractice is made in the courtroom. To show this I build on insights from work in the fields …