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| Title: |
Bias and Its Impact on Expert Testimony: How the Thoughts of the 17th Century Enlightenment Can Help the Forensic Scientist |
| Author: |
Oudijk, Gil |
| Appeared in: |
Environmental forensics |
| Paging: | Volume 8 (2007) nr. 3 pages 289-294 |
| Year: |
2007-07 |
| Contents: |
Part of a forensic scientist's role is to provide an unbiased and objective opinion, often in some type of dispute resolution process such as a trial. The purpose of this article is to look into the role of bias in an expert's opinion and how it can have a deleterious impact on one's testimony. The writings of the 17th-century philosophers Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes are discussed and their findings on the bias problem explored. Examples of where bias can appear within the testimony of an environmental expert are also explored and ways to alleviate this problem are provided. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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