Journal article
Thinking forensics: Cognitive science for forensic practitioners
Science & Justice, Vol.57(2), pp.144-154
2016
Abstract
Human factors and their implications for forensic science have attracted increasing levels of interest across criminal justice communities in recent years. Initial interest centred on cognitive biases, but has since expanded such that knowledge from psychology and cognitive science is slowly infiltrating forensic practices more broadly. This article highlights a series of important findings and insights of relevance to forensic practitioners. These include research on human perception, memory, context information, expertise, decision-making, communication, experience, verification, confidence, and feedback. The aim of this article is to sensitise forensic practitioners (and lawyers and judges) to a range of potentially significant issues, and encourage them to engage with research in these domains so that they may adapt procedures to improve performance, mitigate risks and reduce errors. Doing so will reduce the divide between forensic practitioners and research scientists as well as improve the value and utility of forensic science evidence.
Details
- Title
- Thinking forensics: Cognitive science for forensic practitioners
- Authors/Creators
- G. Edmond (Author/Creator) - UNSW SydneyA. Towler (Author/Creator) - University of YorkB. Growns (Author/Creator) - UNSW SydneyG. Ribeiro (Author/Creator) - The University of QueenslandB. Found (Author/Creator) - Victoria PoliceD. White (Author/Creator) - UNSW SydneyK. Ballantyne (Author/Creator) - Victoria PoliceR.A. Searston (Author/Creator) - The University of QueenslandM.B. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.M. Tangen (Author/Creator) - The University of QueenslandR.I. Kemp (Author/Creator) - UNSW SydneyK. Martire (Author/Creator) - UNSW Sydney
- Publication Details
- Science & Justice, Vol.57(2), pp.144-154
- Publisher
- Forensic Science Society
- Identifiers
- 991005541396707891
- Copyright
- © 2016 The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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