@article{ref1,
title="The effect of contextual information on decision-making in forensic toxicology",
journal="Forensic science international : synergy",
year="2020",
author="Hamnett, Hilary J. and Dror, Itiel E.",
volume="2",
number="",
pages="339-348",
abstract="The impact of cognitive bias on decisions in forensic science has been demonstrated in numerous disciplines such as DNA and fingerprints, but has not been empirically  investigated in the more objective domains, such as forensic toxicology. In the  first experiment, participants (n = 58) were affected by irrelevant case information  when analysing data from an immunoassay test for opiate-type drugs. In the second  experiment, participants (n = 53) were biased in their choice of tests, for example,  the age of the deceased impacted testing strategy: for older people, medicinal drugs  were commonly chosen, whereas for younger people drugs of abuse were selected. Based  on the results that examiners analyzing case data may have biases if they are given  access to case context, we propose that examiners analysing presumptive test data  are blind to irrelevant contextual information. Furthermore, that forensic  toxicology laboratories use a consistent protocol for selecting tests, and that any  deviations are documented and justified.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2589-871X",
doi="10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.06.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.06.003"
}