Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27476
Title: Real forensic experts should pay more attention to the dangers posed by ‘ad hoc experts’
Contributor(s): Fraser, Helen  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018
Early Online Version: 2017-07-06
DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2017.1340523
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27476
Abstract: Recent years have seen a great deal of attention given to the reliability of expert evidence admitted in criminal trials. However, almost no attention has been given to the reliability of evidence provided by so-called ‘ad hoc experts’. Indeed, many forensic scientists seem unaware that such a category of witness even exists, much less of the substantial threats they pose to the fairness of our criminal justice system. ‘Ad hoc experts’ are used for a number of evidence types. Here, we concentrate on one type that appears in Australian courts on a weekly basis: interpretation of indistinct covert recordings. The aim is to draw the attention of AJFS readers to serious problems in the handling of this much-used form of evidence, in the hope that the AAFS might develop a position on the issues and support calls for reform of practice.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 50(2), p. 125-128
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1834-562X
0045-0618
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 170204 Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)
180110 Criminal Law and Procedure
200404 Laboratory Phonetics and Speech Science
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 470410 Phonetics and speech science
480401 Criminal law
480503 Criminal procedure
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940403 Criminal Justice
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 230403 Criminal justice
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C5 Other Refereed Contribution to a Scholarly Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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