A global survey of the attitudes and perspectives of cognitive bias in forensic anthropology.
Sci Justice
; 64(4): 347-359, 2024 Jul.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39025560
ABSTRACT
It is now well established that decision making can be susceptible to cognitive bias in a broad range of fields, with forensic science being no exception. Previously published research has revealed a bias blind spot in forensic science where examiners do not recognise bias within their own domain. A survey of 101 forensic anthropology practitioners (n = 52) and students (n = 38) was undertaken to assess their level of awareness of cognitive bias and investigate their attitudes towards cognitive bias within forensic anthropology. The results revealed that the forensic anthropology community (â¼90%) had a high level of awareness of cognitive bias. Overall â¼89% expressed concerns about cognitive bias in the broad discipline of forensic science, their own domain of forensic anthropology, and in the evaluative judgments they made in reconstruction activities, identifying a significant reduction in the bias blind spot. However, more than half of the participants believed that bias can be reduced by sheer force of will, and there was a lack of consensus about implementing blinding procedures or context management. These findings highlight the need to investigate empirically the feasibility of proposed mitigating strategies within the workflow of forensic anthropologists and their capabilities for increasing the transparency in decision making.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Actitud
/
Antropología Forense
Límite:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Justice
Asunto de la revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article