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SUMMARY:Lay Understanding (and Misunderstanding) of Quantitative Statement
 s about the Weight of Forensic Evidence - William Thompson (University of 
 California\, Irvine)
DTSTART:20160831T083000Z
DTEND:20160831T092000Z
UID:TALK67132@talks.cam.ac.uk
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DESCRIPTION:<span>Co-author: Rebecca Grady (University of California\,  Ir
 vine) <br></span> <span><br>The explanations that forensic scientists offe
 r for their findings in reports  and testimony should meet two important r
 equirements: first\, they should be  scientifically correct&mdash\;warrant
 ed by the underlying findings\; second\, they should  be understandable to
  the lay audiences\, such as lawyers and jurors\, who will  rely upon the 
 reports and testimony. This presentation will describe a series of  studie
 s exploring lay reactions to quantitative statements about the weight of  
 forensic evidence. Key issues examined include the way in which various fo
 rmats  for describing the weight of forensic evidence affect: (1) people&r
 squo\;s sensitivity  to important variations in the weight of the forensic
  evidence\; (2) people&rsquo\;s  susceptibility to fallacious misinterpret
 ation of forensic evidence\; and (3) the  logical coherence of judgments m
 ade on the basis of forensic evidence.  Implications of this research for 
 forensic practice and legal policy will be  discussed.&nbsp\;</span>
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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