| Inference with legal evidence: common sense is necessary, but not sufficient. | |
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PMID: 15296239 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent cases have highlighted the issue of faulty probabilistic reasoning by expert witnesses in courts of law. While concern about potential miscarriages of justice is clearly well-placed, the consequences of such faulty reasoning do not seem to be fully appreciated. These are often counter-intuitive, as we show with two examples: the Interrogator's Fallacy and the Prosecutor's Fallacy. Both demonstrate the danger of relying solely on 'common sense' when drawing inferences from legal evidence. |
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Authors:
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Robert A J Matthews |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Legal Cases |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine, science, and the law Volume: 44 ISSN: 0025-8024 ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Law Publication Date: 2004 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-05 Completed Date: 2004-11-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400721 Medline TA: Med Sci Law Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 189-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Information Engineering, Aston University, Birmingham. r.matthews@physics.org |
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Criminal Law
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standards* Forensic Medicine / standards* Humans Lawyers / statistics & numerical data Probability |
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