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Importance of Forensic Science in Investigation
This article analyzes the importance of forensic science in investigation with special focus on narcoanalysis, brain map**, and polygraph test....
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A guide to measuring expert performance in forensic pattern matching
Decisions in forensic science are often binary. A firearms expert must decide whether a bullet was fired from a particular gun or not. A face...
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A Step Too Far: The Problems with Forensic Gait Analysis
The misapplication of forensic science has been identified as one of the leading contributors to wrongful convictions in the United States. Legal...
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Forensic Investigations and Victims
Forensic investigations are a major part of crime investigation to throw light on the suspect, perpetrator, modus operandi and the conviction of the...
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A preliminary psychometric study of the Turkish Schema mode inventory-forensic (SMI-F)
The Schema Mode Inventory was the first tool that was developed to assess schema modes (SMI; Young et al.,
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Testing the Forensic Confirmation Bias: How Jailhouse Informants Violate Evidentiary Independence
Research has demonstrated that primary confessions corrupt perceptions of forensic evidence, such as handwriting evidence. Additionally, research on...
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Forensic Applications of Psychological Assessment
A primary reason for the widespread use of psychological tests is the objectivity of the information they provide. When used and designed properly,...
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Political Bias in the Social Sciences: A Critical, Theoretical, and Empirical Review
This chapter is a critical, theoretical, and empirical review of political bias. Herein it roundly criticizes the manner in which the social sciences...
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Civil Forensic Evaluation in Psychological Injury and Law: Legal, Professional, and Ethical Considerations
Psychologists who work as therapists or administrators, or who engage in forensic practice in criminal justice settings, find it daunting to...
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Errors and Failures in Forensic Practice
Failures and errors occur in a variety of settings and for a variety of reasons. In some practices, errors present a good learning opportunity with...
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Extracting Witness Evidence in “Cold Case” Investigations: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
Despite advances in forensic sciences, there is a significant increase in the number of cases that remain unsolved—cold cases. Cold case...
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Translated Measures in Forensic Evaluations with Specific Applications to Feigned Mental Disorders
Forensic assessments continue to grow exponentially from international and transcultural perspectives. As a result, psychological measures are...
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Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840–1902)
Richard von Krafft-Ebing was a founder of forensic psychiatry. His books such as “Fundamentals of criminal psychology,” “Textbook of forensic...
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When Being Bad Feels Good: A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Positive Emotion and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Antisocial behavior in childhood and adolescence is associated with poor family and peer relationships, and a higher risk of mental and physical...
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The effect of fingerprint expertise on visual short-term memory
Expert fingerprint examiners demonstrate impressive feats of memory that may support their accuracy when making high-stakes identification decisions....
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Confidence judgments are associated with face identification accuracy: Findings from a confidence forced-choice task
Confidence is assumed to be an indicator of identification accuracy in legal practices (e.g., forensic face examination). However, it is not clear...
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The Need for a Partial Defence of Diminished Capacity and the Potential Role of the Cognitive Sciences in Hel** Frame That Defence
Using Hart’s idea of the ability to do otherwise, Moore’s focus on ‘moral culpability’ and Morse’s reliance on ‘capacity for rationality’ this...
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Acute Sexual Assault Evaluation of the Prepubertal Child
When a child makes a disclosure of acute sexual assault, the need for a timely evaluation becomes paramount. In this situation, the responsibility of...