Are Forensic Experts Biased by the Side That Retained Them?

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1889-1897

  Murrie, Daniel C ^a   Boccaccini, Marcus T ^b   Guarnera, Lucy A ^a   Rufino, Katrina A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adversarial allegiance; bias; forensic assessment; forensic psychology; forensic science; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSARIAL ALLEGIANCE; ARTICLE; BIAS; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; FORENSIC ASSESSMENT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; STANDARD;

ADVERSARIAL ALLEGIANCE; BIAS; FORENSIC ASSESSMENT; FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84885342183     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613481812     Document Type: Article

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