Why experts make errors
Why experts make errors
Expert latent fingerprint examiners were presented with
fingerprints taken from real criminal cases. Half of the prints had been
previously judged as individualizations and the other half as exclusions.
We re-presented the same prints to the same experts who had
judged them previously, but provided biasing contextual information in
both the individualizations and exclusions. A control set of individualizations
and exclusions was also re-presented as part of the study.
The control set had no biasing contextual information associated with
it. Each expert examined a total of eight past decisions. Two-thirds of
the experts made inconsistent decisions. The findings are discussed
in terms of psychological and cognitive vulnerabilities
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Dror, Itiel E.
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Charlton, David
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2006
Dror, Itiel E.
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Charlton, David
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Dror, Itiel E. and Charlton, David
(2006)
Why experts make errors.
Journal of Forensic Identification, 51 (4), .
Abstract
Expert latent fingerprint examiners were presented with
fingerprints taken from real criminal cases. Half of the prints had been
previously judged as individualizations and the other half as exclusions.
We re-presented the same prints to the same experts who had
judged them previously, but provided biasing contextual information in
both the individualizations and exclusions. A control set of individualizations
and exclusions was also re-presented as part of the study.
The control set had no biasing contextual information associated with
it. Each expert examined a total of eight past decisions. Two-thirds of
the experts made inconsistent decisions. The findings are discussed
in terms of psychological and cognitive vulnerabilities
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Published date: 2006
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