Course Details

Course Title	Reducing Bias and Error in Forensic Judgment
Date	6/22/2023
Provider	CONCEPT
Phone
Email	caps@paloaltou.edu
Website	https://concept.paloaltou.edu/course/LIVE-Reducing-Bias-and-Error-in-Forensic-Judgment?hsLang=en
Location	Online
Credit Hours	4
Instructor(s)	Tess Neal Ph.D.
Method of Instruction	Virtual (Synchronous/Live)
Approving Agency	APA
Course Syllabus

Course Description

The program content focuses on bias and error reduction in forensic practice, supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures

Course Objectives

Describe 3 common biases that affect expert decision processes and explain ways in which they may compromise the validity and reliability of forensically-related judgments
Describe a theoretical model that clarifies when and why experts are protected against and when they are especially prone to bias
Describe practical bias mitigation strategies or steps to reduce bias in forensic work
Describe how strategies borrowed from open science, forensic science, and judgment and decision-making could be used to improve the rigor of and reduce bias in forensic judgments
Describe free high-quality resources for improving forensic practice