The Handbook is a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics,
approaches and methodologies in forensic linguistics and language and the law. It …

We are at a critical juncture for the forensic sciences. A number of high-profile reports and a
growing body of literature question and critically reflect on core issues pertaining to the …

The results are reported of a study to examine case factors associated with 732 wrongful
convictions classified by the National Registry of Exonerations as being associated with …

Forensic science has been evolving towards a separation of more and more specialised
tasks, with forensic practitioners increasingly identifying themselves with only one sub …

Evidence has the potential to be misleading if its value when expressing beliefs in
hypotheses is not fully understood or presented. Although the knowledge base to …

Wrongful conviction is an international problem that has attracted considerable research into
identifying its prevalence, causes and correlates. Australia is not void of erroneous …

Drawing on theoretical frameworks developed in social and cognitive psychology, this thesis
examines the degree to which individual and systemic factors may compensate for inherent …

Justice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical
dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the …

Identifying investigative negligence as the prevalent cause for wrongful convictions in the
United States is supported in the academic literature. Most of that research has concluded …

Black Americans account for 61% of those who have been released from prison through
DNA exoneration. In the present study, we explored the influence of race on perceptions of …