A regional police force wants to update its forensic guidelines to reduce cognitive bias in fingerprint analysis. The Chief Constable suggests that examiners should be fully briefed on the emotional details of a crime scene to 'motivate them to work harder and find the perpetrator'.
Describe the methodology and findings of the key research by Hall and Player (2008), and explain how these findings can be used to challenge the Chief Constable's suggestion and improve forensic processing.
