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