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Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

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If you would like to find out more about the prosecutor’s fallacy, you can read this article: Mitchell, J. (2021) ‘The prosecutor’s fallacy: how flawed statistical evidence has been used to jail innocent people’, Cherwell, 2 May. [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]

If you would like to read more about how a cadaver dog secured a conviction in the US, you can find more details in the following article: Ward, C. (2013) ‘Former aurora man found guilty of wife’s 1990 murder’, Chicago Tribune, 31 October.