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Evidence law

the growth of bias in forensic decisions as one biased piece of evidence shapes how others are judged, distinguished from a bias cascade across stages.

In evidence law, bias snowball refers to the growth of bias in forensic decisions as one biased piece of evidence shapes how others are judged, distinguished from a bias cascade across stages. This meaning comes from Dror (2017) in Journal of Forensic Sciences.[1]

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bias6 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs cascade4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs evidence2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Dror, I. E., Morgan, R. M., Rando, C., & Nakhaeizadeh, S. (2017). Letter to the Editor: The Bias Snowball and the Bias Cascade Effects: Two Distinct Biases that May Impact Forensic Decision Making. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 62(3), 832-833. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13496

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