Perspective
Sep. 15, 2012
When cognitive biases trump science
Sometimes police fall into a well-known cognitive bias: they discount evidence that does not support what they already believe, and instead go hunting for evidence bolstering their case. By David A. Harris
"Failed Evidence" explores the real reasons that police and prosecutors resist scientific change, and it lays out a concrete plan to bring law enforcement into the scientific present. The following excerpt comes from Chapter 2, "Science and Traditional Police Investigative Methods: A Lot We Thought We Knew Was Wrong."
Police Interrogation of Suspects: The practice and Science of Asking Questions
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