Profile Evidence, Fairness, and the Risks of Mistaken Convictions.

Many oppose the use of profile evidence against defendants at trial, even when the statistical correlations are reliable and the jury is free from prejudice. The literature has struggled to justify this opposition. We argue that admitting profile evidence is objectionable because it violates what we...

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Published in:	Ethics Vol. 130; no. 2; pp. 147 - 179
Main Authors:	Di Bello, Marcello, O'Neil, Collin
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jan2020
Subjects:	Prejudices Equal rights Evidence Profile descriptions (Education) Statistical correlation
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost