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Journal: Science & Justice

Published: 2020

Primary Author: Simon Cole

Secondary Authors: Matt Barno

Type: Publication

Research Area: Implementation and Practice

Forensic evidence reporting shows a high degree of adherence to prevailing disciplinary standards.  Probabilistic reporting of forensic results remains rare.  Probabilistic reports were mostly subjective verbal assignments of posterior probabilities.

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