The extent to which cognitive biases may influence decision-making in forensic science is
an important question with implications for training and practice. We conducted a systematic …

Expert performance can be quantified by examining reliability and biasability between and
within experts, and teasing apart their observations from their conclusions. I utilize these …

As illustrated by the mistaken, high-profile fingerprint identification of Brandon Mayfield in
the Madrid Bomber case, and consistent with a recent critique by the National Academy of …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

The field of fingerprinting for personal identification and criminal investigation is progressing
at a rapid rate. Numerous research projects are devoted to fingerprint detection techniques …

Referring to the" Drunk-O-Meter," a then-recently invented gadget for proving a driver's
alcohol impairment, one legal scholar wrote in 1953 that"[t] he age-old dream of man has …

The interpretation of forensic fingerprint evidence relies on the expertise of latent print
examiners. We tested latent print examiners on the extent to which they reached consistent …

Digital forensics is an important and growing forensic domain. Research on miscarriages of
justice and misleading evidence, as well as various inquires in the UK and the US, have …

Decision-making of mental health professionals is influenced by irrelevant information (eg,
Murrie, Boccaccini, Guarnera, & Rufino, 2013). However, the extent to which mental health …

Citing classic psychological research and a smattering of recent studies, Kassin, Dror, and
Kukucka (2013) proposed the operation of a forensic confirmation bias, whereby preexisting …