Unintentional Bias in Court

Sophie Stammers; Dr Sarah Bunn

Unintentional Bias in Court

Sophie Stammers, Dr Sarah Bunn

Philosophy

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Abstract

When asked to interpret information and draw conclusions, people are prone to a number of well understood, unintentional errors in reasoning called cognitive biases. This POSTnote examines how cognitive biases affect reasoning and decision-making, and outlines strategies to minimise their influence in court.

Original language	English
Publisher	Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Number of pages	6
Volume	512
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2015

Keywords

unintentional bias, cognitive bias, court, justice, criminal justice

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