Criminal- Hall & Player

Question 1

Motivating factors

Answer 1

Charlton

1. Satisfaction
2. Case importance
3. Finding a matching print

Question 2

Dror

Answer 2

Analysts lack inter- rater and intra- observer reliability

Emotional context
More emotional and more likely matches are made

Question 3

Champod

Answer 3

Circular reasoning

Having some info makes it easier to sterotype

Question 4

Patent and latent print

Answer 4

Patent is visible print

Latent is invisible print

Question 5

Hampikian

Answer 5

2% of 149 cases are forensic errors

Question 6

Biases

Answer 6

Pressure
Circular reasoning
Satisfaction 
Case importance
Matching prints

Question 7

Individual analysis

Answer 7

Kassin
Linear way. Crime scene then comparison print. Less circular resoning

Dror
Latent before comparison print 
Fillers
Do in absence of case info
Battles combating circular reasoning bias

Question 8

Aim

Answer 8

Does it bias final professional judgement

Emotional context effect

Question 9

Sample

Answer 9

Police

70 analysts

Volunteers

Email request

Question 10

Design

Answer 10

Lab/ field

IV- high or low emotional context

DV- 1. Context read 2. Print conclusion 3. Court?

Question 11

Method

Answer 11

1. Fingerprint scanned onto £50 note
2. Poor quality
3. Envelope with lrint and context
4. Given comparison print
5. Is it a match, not a match, or is it insufficient detail
6. Would you go to court

High context- stabbing shopkeeper
Low context- shoplift

Question 12

Results

Answer 12

81% read it
38% high context
52% effected

Low context group only 6% effected

No sog difference for who will testify in court

Question 13

Conclusions

Answer 13

Emotional context has no effect on final opinion

Analysts stay in professional character