Improving Forensic Decision Making: a Human-Cognitive Perspective

Humans play a critical role in forensic decision making. Drawing upon classic cognitive and psychological research on factors that influence and underpin expert decision making, this webinar will show the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in forensic decision making. The presenter will also propose a broad and versatile approach to strengthening forensic expert decisions. 00:52 Introduction 08:42 Noise vs. Bias 15:10 Forensic Discipline Examples 28:30 Reducing Noise 49:40 Q&A