ArticleForensic science international. Synergy2021
Objectivity is a myth that harms the practice and diversity of forensic science.
Article in Forensic science international. Synergy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Human and machine similarity judgments in forensic firearm comparisons.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2022Article
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Abstract
•Forensic science data are theory laden; pure scientific objectivity is a myth.•Upholding this myth marginalizes forensic scientists with subjective positionalities•Objectivity rhetoric is exclusive; ethical forensic science needs diverse perspectives.•Espousing objectivity prevents us from supporting the communities we serve.•
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