Identifying and measuring juror pre-trial bias for forensic evidence: Development and validation of the Forensic Evidence Evaluation Bias Scale

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 797-815

  Smith, Lisa L ^a   Bull, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; evidence; forensic science; juries; juror bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866450298     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2011.561800     Document Type: Article

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