the fine patterns you can see on the pads of your fingers and your thumbs. Each one is probably unique.
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fingermark
the trace of pattern our fingers can leave on surfaces we touch.
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latent mark
more general term than fingermark
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motivating factor
a factor caused by the situation which can influence the processing or collection of forensic information.
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Individualisation
being able to isolate a particular suspect by determining that the latent print could have only come from that person.
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forensic confirmation bias
tendency for individuals pre-existing beliefs, expectations, motives and situational context to affect the way in which they collect, perceive and interpret evidence in a criminal case.
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double blind
is a research methods term meaning neither the ppts nor the experimenter know what is expected if the experimenter is blind to the experiment then they cannot influence the outcome either consciously or unconsciously..
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identity parades/ line ups
line up of around six individuals including the suspect and a number of foils. Witness ideally on the other side of a one-way glass screen has to identify perpetrator.
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cognitive interview
specific interviewing technique been developed using knowledge of cognitive processing. Has four stages; context reinstatement, in-depth reporting, narrative re-ordering, reporting from different perspectives.
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review
An review article is one that brings together a number of pieces of research conducted by other authors rather than reporting original research by the author
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Hypnosis
an artificially induced trance that resembles sleep characterised by heightened susceptibility
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Card 2
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the trace of pattern our fingers can leave on surfaces we touch.
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fingermark
Card 3
Front
more general term than fingermark
Back
Card 4
Front
a factor caused by the situation which can influence the processing or collection of forensic information.
Back
Card 5
Front
being able to isolate a particular suspect by determining that the latent print could have only come from that person.
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