Redrawing the Boundaries of Criminology
Increasing Forensic Literacy by Including Forensic Studies in the Curriculum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316290 |
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| Authors | Loene M Howes (0000-0002-5656-6121, University of Tasmania, corresponding author), Roberta Julian (0000-0003-0634-2055, University of Tasmania), Tersia Oosthuizen (0000-0002-5762-5410, University of Tasmania), Carmen A Reid (University of Tasmania), Kate Cashman (0000-0001-6068-7877, University of Tasmania), Rob White (0000-0002-8800-0093, University of Tasmania) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 250-268 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511253.2022.2096249 |
| OpenAlex | W4285093207 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Forensic science is a topic of fascination and intrigue, yet popular understandings do not always accord with the realities. Trenchant critiques of forensic science – and how it is used in the criminal justice system – highlight a need for greater forensic literacy amongst criminal justice practitioners. Drawing on 15 years of unit outlines, 10 years of student evaluations and recent reflections by the teaching team, this article documents the development of a suite of forensic studies units at one Australian university. Discussed chronologically, the findings show how the content of units has been shaped over time by critical social sciences research, while their form and intended student body has been influenced by institutional change. Student evaluations consistently noted the benefits of forensic practitioners’ contributions and increases in skills of critical analysis. These findings augment arguments for including forensic studies in the criminology curriculum to best equip practitioners
Criminal justice · Criminology · Curriculum · Economic Justice · Engineering ethics · Forensic psychology · Forensic science · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Unit (ring theory · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · History · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Psychology
Inter-Institutional Partnerships
Promoting the Study of Wrongful Convictions in Criminal Justice Curricula
Building Bridges Between Criminal Justice and the Forensic Sciences to Create Forensic Studies Programs 1
Lawyers and DNA
Get it right the first time”
(Big) Data and the North- in -South
Forensic culture as epistemic culture
Streamlined reporting of forensic evidence in England and Wales
Sometimes I give up on the report and ring the scientist
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Southern Criminology
Boundary-Work and the Demarcation of Science from Non-Science
| Highly cited | No |
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