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Do you trust forensic science in the criminal justice system?
Do you trust forensic science in the criminal justice system?

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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Lara Frumkin, Violeta Kapageorgiadou, Emma Johnston, Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako, Niamh Nic Daeid, Vincent Hughes, Maria Maclennan, Heather Flowe and Clair Dempsey.

This work was supported by UKRI grant reference number ES/Y010639/1.

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UKRI ES/Y010639/1 Trust in forensic science evidence in the criminal justice system: The experience of marginalised groups.

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