Course description
“Enhancing Forensic Decision Making” is a five-hour live training course that focuses on knowledge and practical skills regarding how to recognize and minimize potential bias for better forensic decision making. It covers brain and cognitive issues relating to cognitive and human factors in decision making. It then connects the cognitive science issues to practical and specific issues in forensic work. It also provides practical solutions to address weaknesses and best practices for forensics.
In addition to focusing on specific ways to enhance forensic decision making, this course will provide in-depth tools to participants to enable them to enhance and enrich their professional abilities.
The course also includes a discussion of challenging court cases that highlighted cognitive factors in forensic decision making. The training is directly relevant to ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025 requirements (e.g., for impartiality and freedom from bias). It is also directly connected to the 2009 National Academy of Sciences report on forensic science “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward.”
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Who should attend?
The training is suitable to anyone who engages in forensic decisions. No prior knowledge in cognition is required. The content of the training will be tailored to the specific participants attending. Prior to the workshop, participants will have an opportunity to ask that specific topics be covered during the training.
Certification / Credits
- Background information regarding the human mind and cognitive system
- How information and knowledge are acquired, processed, represented, used, and evaluated, and how decisions are made
- The connection between cognitive and human factors, and a variety of forensic decisions that forensic examiners typically make
- How impartiality can be better achieved when cognitive factors are used to enhance forensic decision making
- Pitfalls and errors that can occur in forensic decision making and their countermeasures
Why choose ANAB?
ANAB was first established in 1989 and has accredited more than 2,500 organizations in approximately 80 countries.
ANAB is the first management systems certification body in the US, having issued its first accreditation for ISO 9001 in 1991.
The ANAB symbol signals to an employer that the credential holder has undergone a valid, fair, and reliable assessment to verify that they have the necessary competencies to practice.
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ANSI National Accreditation Board LLC
The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the largest multi-disciplinary accreditation body in the Western Hemisphere, having accredited more than 2,500 organizations in approximately 80 countries. As a major player in worldwide conformity assessment, ANAB provides training to help organizations...