Forensics in UFO research or study

 I often rail for forensics in the study of UFOs in situ and for past sightings.

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Here’s an article summary (with full article below) from Science that applies and should be heeded by UFO researchers:

Biases in forensic experts

 Science  20 Apr 2018:
Vol. 360, Issue 6386, pp. 243
DOI: 10.1126/science.aat8443

Summary

Forensic evidence plays a critical role in court proceedings and the administration of justice. It is a powerful tool that can help convict the guilty and avoid wrongful conviction of the innocent. Unfortunately, flaws in forensic evidence are increasingly becoming apparent. Assessments of forensic science have too often focused only on the data and the underlying science, as if they exist in isolation, without sufficiently addressing the process by which forensic experts evaluate and interpret the evidence. After all, it is the forensic expert who observes the data and makes interpretations, and therefore forensic evidence is mediated by human and cognitive factors. A U.S. National Research Council examination of forensic science in 2009, followed by a 2016 evaluation by a presidential panel, along with a U.K. inquiry into fingerprinting in 2011 and a 2015 guidance by the U.K. Forensic Science Regulator, have all expressed concerns about biases in forensic expert decision-making. Where does forensic bias come from, and how can we minimize it?

Here is the link to the full article:

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6386/243.full

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