Friday, 1 December 2017

collection + processing of forensic evidence


Motivating factors in collection of evidence

Rewards (payment satisfaction)
Hope and satisfaction of solving the crime
Case importance
Feelings tied to the case
Need for closure of the case
Fear of making a mistake

2 fingerprint experts complete the identification processes to identify and verify the judgements made and reduce the liklihood of misindentification


Problems with fingerprint analysis

Dror found that lack of consistency in fingerprint analysis because of inter-observer inconsistency and intra-oberver inconsistency

As fingerprints (latent prints) decrease in clarity, interpretation becomes harder and more subjective, so it's more open to bias

Decision making is sometimes affected by emotional context


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