Bias

Question 1

Cognitive bias

Answer 1

expectation - expectation effects outcome
confirmation - look for confirming evidence instead of conflicting
contextual - irrelevant contextual info is allowed to influence decisions

Question 2

consequences of bias

Answer 2

errors filtering through to court
wrongful convictions (Brandon Mayfield and Shirley McKie)

Question 3

Factors affecting bias

Answer 3

• quality of the results the evaluations in made on
• subjective disciplines / conclusions
• following unvalidated and unstandardised approaches

Question 4

strategies to mitigate bias

Answer 4

• training and education - the monitoring of such with proficiency testing
• linear sequential unmasking - contextual info released at the right time
• blind testing and blind verification