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Forensic science and policing must listen and learn to regain declining public trust

SUBSCRIBE 28th October 2024Dr Emmanuel Amoako, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, UWE
Forensic science plays a key role in solving crimes as well as overturning wrongful convictions, but recent studies suggest public trust in forensic science is declining for a range of reasons; University of the West of England Forensic Science Lecturer Dr Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako, who is part of a research project examining (dis)trust in forensic science, believes a “collaborative effort” from policing and scientists to listen and address public concerns will be essential if that lost trust is to be regained.

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