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Recent research suggests that the reality of forensic analysis is that it can be subjective and fallible.
Police super-recognisers have an above average ability to recognise faces and have identified a large number of criminals via CCTV footage. Do you possess the skill? Try our quiz to find out.
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?
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...
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.
For researchers, the Channel 4 show findings come as no surprise. Discover more in Lee Curley's analysis.
Hayley Ness discusses the psychological aspects of participating in jury duty with Hannah Fawcett and Matt Brooks, researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Lee Curley and Dr Itiel Dror discuss the myths of expert infallibility, the nature and effect of biases, and how certain approaches can either mitigate bias - or amplify it.
What is the ideal jury size? How can courtrooms eliminate harmful myths? Lee Curley, Fiona Leverick and James Chalmers discuss the history and findings of one of the most exciting jury research projects of recent years.
Sarah Lloyd's article discusses why it is important to know more about jury decision-making processes, and also to look at the jury as a group rather than
individuals.
The piloting of juryless trials for rape and attempted rape cases has the potential to reduce bias in the decision-making process. However, the question remains: Will these changes lead to higher conviction rates due to the removal of potentially biased jurors?