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Society, Politics & Law
Cognitive and human factors in legal layperson decision making: Sources of bias in juror decision making
Three main sources of bias were focussed upon: 1) pre-trial bias; 2) cognitive bias; 3) bias from external legal actors (expert witnesses).
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Society, Politics & Law
Detecting Deception: Can you spot a liar?
Some money has been stolen - everyone denies taking it but some people are lying. Can you work out who is telling the truth and who is being dishonest? Find out in our interactive...
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Society, Politics & Law
Crime scene officer
Put yourself in a crime scene officer's shoes and try to solve a suspected murder when time and resources are tight. Can you link the suspects to the forensic evidence?
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Society, Politics & Law
Finding the Truth
What do you really know about crime? Try our interactive 'Finding the Truth' to dig way beyond the surface of forensic psychology, corporate crime and the prison system.
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Education & Development
Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
This collection provides overview and historical context of (some of) the differences and similarities in policing in the USA and UK, particularly those related to race and systemic and institutional racism, and what’s being done about racism in the police.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What is forensic science?
We've all seen CSI, but what exactly is forensic science? Martin Bootman explains.
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Society, Politics & Law
'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Dr Anthony Gunter draws on his ethnographic research and experience as a community and youth work practitioner to give us the real experiences of Black young people and the justice system.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
What prejudices does society have when it comes to race, gender age and class? Our short animation explores…
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Society, Politics & Law
Legal skills and debates in Scotland
This free course, Legal skills and debates in Scotland, considers how laws are interpreted and applied. It looks at legislation, court judgments, argument, judicial reasoning and rights. It also explores the relationship between society’s values and the laws which it supports and how policy and rights influence development of law.
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Scottish courts and the law
This free course, Scottish courts and the law, explores the role, function and purpose of the courts in Scotland and their relationship with the law. You consider the way in which cases come to court, the difference between the criminal and civil justice systems, the separation of powers, how individuals may become involved with the court ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
PhotoFit Me
Would you make a good eyewitness? Photofit Me explores how we remember faces and challenges you to construct the face of a culprit or to recreate the face of a celebrity or even a friend! Test yourself with our interactive and see how good your face recognition abilities are.
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Society, Politics & Law
What's your verdict?
What exactly is 'justice'? Follow our fictional case and see if you can make judgements based on the facts as they are presented to you