All decision making, and particularly expert decision making, requires the examination,
evaluation, and integration of information. Research has demonstrated that the order in …

Due to their medicolegal repercussions, forensic anthropology conclusions must be reliable,
consistent, and minimally compromised by bias. Yet, a synthetic analysis of the reliability …

Subjective decisions make human cognitive processes more susceptible to bias and error.
Specifically, research indicates that additional context biases forensic anthropologists' …

Thirty‐eight participants took part in a study that investigated the potential cascading effects
of initial exposure to extraneous context upon subsequent decision‐making. Participants …

Sex estimation is perhaps the most important component of the biological profile. Our sex
estimates aid in decedent identification by hel** to narrow the missing persons list, and …

Research has established that contextual information has the potential to influence the
decisions of examiners in various forensic domains, including forensic anthropology …

Decision-making under conditions of uncertainty is present at every stage of the forensic
process. The holistic and interactive nature of the different parts of the forensic science …

Cognitive bias has been observed in many everyday and expert domains. In the last
decade, a review of standards and processes within the forensic science disciplines has …

Forensic anthropology plays a pivotal role in the medicolegal system analyzing skeletal
remains in forensic casework. With the increased incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) …

The human interpretation of analytical outputs is a significant challenge in forensic science,
making it vital to explore the application of protocols as we enhance our practices. This study …