Fingerprint analysis and bias | Fingerprints on Trial

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Introduction to forensic evidence and fingerprint collection and analysis including cognitive biases.

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The Brandon Mayfield case | Fingerprints on Trial

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BBC Radio 4 | 2011 | 3'30''

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The Brandon Mayfield case | Fingerprints on Trial

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The Brandon Mayfield case of a wrongful conviction based solely on finger print evidence that was later found not to be a m...

The Brandon Mayfield case | Fingerprints on Trial

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The Brandon Mayfield case | Fingerprints on Trial

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