eprintid: 10204713
rev_number: 7
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datestamp: 2025-02-13 09:08:29
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creators_name: Almazrouei, Mohammed A
creators_name: Dror, Itiel E
creators_name: Morgan, Ruth M
creators_name: Dan, Ohad
creators_name: Paterson, Megan
creators_name: Levy, Ifat
title: Human factors in triaging forensic Items: Casework pressures and ambiguity aversion
ispublished: inpress
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: F52
keywords: Forensic Decision-Making, Human Factors, Triaging, Casework Pressure, Ambiguity Aversion
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abstract: Triaging is an important step in deciding which items collected from crime scenes to select for forensic analysis, and so subsequent examination and findings often depend on it. This study aims to evaluate the influence of casework pressures and tolerance to ambiguity on triaging of items collected from a crime scene. A realistic pressure manipulation paradigm was developed and was found to be effective in inducing feelings of pressure in participants in an online setting. This pressure manipulation did not affect triaging decisions for both triaging experts (N = 48) and non-experts (N = 98). However, the results revealed inconsistent decisions, even among experts under identical pressure conditions and comparable background demographics. The findings also suggest that ambiguity aversion is an important factor to consider, as it can play a role in early hypotheses (e.g., reaching a decisive or inconclusive impression about a case), among other considerations. This study offers valuable insight for the development of policies for more consistent forensic triaging decisions.
date: 2025-02
date_type: published
publisher: Elsevier BV
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2025.02.001
full_text_type: other
language: eng
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2360090
doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2025.02.001
lyricists_name: Morgan, Ruth
lyricists_id: RMORG06
actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette
actors_id: BFFLY94
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: restricted
publication: Science & Justice
issn: 1355-0306
citation:        Almazrouei, Mohammed A;    Dror, Itiel E;    Morgan, Ruth M;    Dan, Ohad;    Paterson, Megan;    Levy, Ifat;      (2025)    Human factors in triaging forensic Items: Casework pressures and ambiguity aversion.                   Science & Justice        10.1016/j.scijus.2025.02.001 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2025.02.001>.    (In press).   
 
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