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Best Practice Recommendation for Limited Friction Ridge Examinations
Standard for the Selection and Evaluation of GenBank® Results for Taxonomic Assignment of...
Seeking Participants for the Inaugural AAFS General Section Mentor/Mentee Program
Measuring the rarity of core‐delta distances in fingerprint patterns in the Dutch...
In latent print examination, a conclusion on an individualization is primarily based on the presence of corresponding minutiae. Depending on the level of correspondence between the minutiae on the fingermark and on the reference print, a match is concluded. However, a fingermark ...
Registration for AAFS 2024 Opens September 18!
Reminders for QD Section Members
Board Box—September 15
Sponsors
Conference Extras
The 2024 conference offers not only top tier educational content, but a number of ways for you to enjoy Denver, connect with fellow attendees, and maximize your experience throughout the week. Check out some of the below opportunities offered to attendees of the AAFS Annual Confe...
Keynote
Plenary Session
The purpose of the AAFS Annual Conference Plenary Session is to provide a multidisciplinary presentation and discussion of issues related to the forensic science profession.
Cognitive Bias in Forensic Decisions | Understanding What It Is, Its Implications, and What Can Be Done About It
First, understanding what cognitive bias is, as many confuse it with the everyday notion of bias –cognitive bias is different, as it is often implicit and it impacts hard working, dedicated and competent experts, and thus it is widespread but hard to detect. Second, its implication to forensic decisions making, where experts are heavily relied upon as their decision making is regarded as impartial. In this short webinar I will present how forensic conclusions can be impacted and distorted by irrelevant contextual information, by reference materials, or even by the context in which information is presented or obtained. Third, I will show how understanding what cognitive bias is and its implication to forensic decisions, is important for identifying such weaknesses and for providing practical ways to mitigate them.
This webinar is being offered free as a benefit to all AAFS members and affiliates.
Cognitive Bias in Forensic Decisions | Understanding What It Is, Its implications, And What Can Be Done About It
First, understanding what cognitive bias is, as many confuse it with the everyday notion of bias –cognitive bias is different, as it is often implicit and it impacts hard working, dedicated and competent experts, and thus it is widespread but hard to detect. Second, its implication to forensic decisions making, where experts are heavily relied upon as their decision making is regarded as impartial. In this short webinar I will present how forensic conclusions can be impacted and distorted by irrelevant contextual information, by reference materials, or even by the context in which information is presented or obtained. Third, I will show how understanding what cognitive bias is and its implication to forensic decisions, is important for identifying such weaknesses and for providing practical ways to mitigate them.
This webinar is being offered free as a benefit to all AAFS members and affiliates.
Missing Persons
This webinar will be held September 20, 2023 by the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP-DOJ) and The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) .
