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Presumption of Innocence, Probable Cause, and Prior Probability—Bayes Meets Due Process

Conference/Workshop:
Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Published: 2024
Primary Author: Jeff Salyards
Research Area: Forensic Statistics

This presentation is from the 76th Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Denver, Colorado, February 19-24, 2024.

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