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Psychopathy test used in Canadian courts unreliable, prone to bias, study finds

A psychological assessment test often used to evaluate psychopathy in Canadian criminal cases is unreliable and prone to unconscious bias on the part of expert witnesses, according to research from the University of Toronto Mississauga.

Psychopathy test used in Canadian courts unreliable, prone to bias, study finds
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A psychological assessment test often used to evaluate psychopathy in Canadian criminal cases is unreliable and prone to unconscious bias on the part of expert witnesses, according to research from the University of Toronto Mississauga.

Originally published at Phys.org

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