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Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy
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‘Sometimes I give up on the report and ring the scientist': bridging the gap between what forensic scientists write and what police investigators read

Loene M. HowesTasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES), School of Social Sciences and Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 541-559 | Received 18 Feb 2015, Accepted 31 Aug 2015, Published online: 01 Oct 2015

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Jessica Huff, Kayla Freemon & Charles M. Katz. (2023) A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Phoenix Crime Gun Liaison Program: Leveraging Patrol Officers for Investigations. Justice Evaluation Journal 0:0, pages 1-24.
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Loene M. Howes, Roberta Julian, Tersia Oosthuizen, Carmen A. Reid, Kate Cashman & Rob White. (2023) Redrawing the Boundaries of Criminology: Increasing Forensic Literacy by Including Forensic Studies in the Curriculum. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 34:2, pages 250-268.
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Hannah Marshall, Roberta Julian & Loene M. Howes. (2023) Forensic science and gendered organizations: an exploratory study of crime scene examiners. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences 55:1, pages 59-72.
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Anna L. Heavey, Gavin R. Turbett, Max M. Houck & Simon W. Lewis. (2021) Toward a common language for quality issues in forensic science. WIREs Forensic Science 4:4.
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Helen Jones, Fiona Brookman, Robin Williams & Jim Fraser. (2020) We need to talk about dialogue: Accomplishing collaborative sensemaking in homicide investigations. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles 94:4, pages 572-589.
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T.A. Revyakina. (2021) PROBLEMIC ASPECTS OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE FORENSIC EXPERT IN THE ECONOMIC COURT PROCEEDINGS. Economics and Law:3, pages 10-20.
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Brenda L. Hoffman, Lucina Hackman & Laura A. Lindenfeld. (2021) Training for communication in forensic science. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences 5:3, pages 359-365.
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Mark Harrison. (2021) Optimising engagement between forensics & policing: Avoiding the dialogue of the deaf. Forensic Science International 321, pages 110605.
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Lucina Hackman. (2020) Communication, forensic science, and the law. WIREs Forensic Science 3:2.
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Carmen A. Reid & Loene M. Howes. (2020) Communicating forensic scientific expertise: An analysis of expert reports and corresponding testimony in Tasmanian courts. Science & Justice 60:2, pages 108-119.
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Loene M. Howes. (2015) Developing the Methodology for an Applied, Interdisciplinary Research Project: Documenting the Journey Toward Philosophical Clarity. Journal of Mixed Methods Research 11:4, pages 450-468.
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Loene M. Howes & Nenagh Kemp. (2016) Discord in the Communication of Forensic Science. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 36:1, pages 96-111.
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