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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 Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Sally F. Kelty Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Claude Roux University of Technology, Sydney, Centre for Forensic Science, Broadway, Australia
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Peter Woodman Forensic Services Department, Victoria Police, Chemical Evidence Branch, Macleod, Australia
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James Robertson University of Canberra, NCFS, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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Anna Davey Forensic Foundations Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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Robert Hayes Forensic Services Department, Victoria Police, Chemical Evidence Branch, Macleod, Australia
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Pierre Margot Faculty of Law and Criminal Sciences, School of Forensic Sciences, Batochime, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Alastair Ross National Institute of Forensic Science, Melbourne, Australia
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Hugh Sibly School of Economics and Finance, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Rob White School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Pages 217-229 | Received 30 Mar 2011, Accepted 02 Aug 2011, Published online: 03 Nov 2011

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Anika Ludwig. (2016) E ‘value’ ating Forensic Science. Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal 7:3-4, pages 69-80.
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Rachel Dioso-Villa, Roberta Julian, Mark Kebbell, Lynne Weathered & Nina Westera. (2016) Investigation to Exoneration: A Systemic Review of Wrongful Conviction in Australia. Current Issues in Criminal Justice 28:2, pages 157-172.
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Tony Raymond & Roberta Julian. (2015) Forensic intelligence in policing: organisational and cultural change. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences 47:4, pages 371-385.
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Tim Legrand & Lauren Vogel. (2015) The landscape of forensic intelligence research. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences 47:1, pages 16-26.
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Roberta Julian, Sally Kelty & James Robertson. (2012) “Get it right the first time”: Critical Issues at the Crime Scene. Current Issues in Criminal Justice 24:1, pages 25-37.
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