Drawing upon mainstream scientific practice and advice to the courts, this presentation will explain what lawyers need to know – as a minimum – in order to evaluate and contest forensic science evidence. It is particularly concerned with validation, error, accuracy and cognitive bias. It will use the examples of identification from CCTV images and fingerprint comparison to explain these concepts and their implications. The presentation will also explain why trial safeguards and traditional challenges are often less effective than imagined.
Participants may claim up to 1.5 hours of CPD with LSBC.
Criminal Scholars Series is a co-production of the Criminal Defense Advocacy Society and Courthouse Libraries BC.
Professor Gary Edmond FRSN FAAL