EP 81- Dr. Itiel Dror | Bias in Forensic Pathology

Forensics Talks

Dr. Itiel Dror is well known for his academic work as it relates to theoretical issues underlying human performance and cognition. His research examines the information processing involved in perception, judgment and decision-making. Much of his work has focused on different disciplines in forensic science and has helped to reshape the way forensic practitioners think about the way they perform their work. As a returning guest to Forensics Talks, we will examine some of Dr. Dror's more recent work into Forensic Pathology where contextual bias appears to play a significant role in the outcome of postmortem examinations and cause of death determinations.
The first ever study of bias in forensic pathology, along with 22 Letters-to-the-Editor: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1556-4029.14697

The 2nd paper/study published about forensic pathology bias, showing that contextual information *overrides* the medical data: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X22000705

Originally aired on: March 16, 2023