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JONATHAN KOEHLER
2023
Articles
- The Scientific Reinvention of Forensic Science, 120 Proceedings of The National Academy Of Sciences, e2301840120 (2023) (Co-authored by: Jennifer L. Mnookin & Michael J. Saks).
- Inconclusive Conclusions in Forensic Science: Rejoinders to Scurich, Morrison, Sinha & Gutierrez, Law, Probability & Risk mgad002 (2023) (Co-authored by: Hal R. Arkes).
2022
Articles
- Inconclusives Are Not Errors: A Rejoinder to Dror, 21 Law, Probability & Risk 89 (2022) (Co-authored by: Hal R. Arkes).
- Inconclusives and Error Rates in Forensic Science: A Signal Detection Theory Approach, 20 Law, Probability & Risk 153 (2022) (Co-authored by: Hal R. Arkes).
- Influence Diagrams for Complex Litigation, 62 Jurimetrics 131 (2022) (Co-authored by: Alex Biedermann).
2021
Articles
- Fingerprint Error Rate on Close Non-Matches, 66 Journal of Forensic Sciences 129 (2021) (Co-authored by: Shiquan Liu).
2020
Articles
- Forensic Source Conclusions: Twenty Threats to Validity, 228 Zeitschrift für Psychologie 149 (2020).
2019
Articles
- How Trial Judges Should Think About Forensic Science Evidence, 27 Evidence Science 479 (2019) [Chinese translation].
- Comment on “Review of Several False Positive Error Rate Estimates for Latent Fingerprint Examination Proposed Based on the 2014 Miami Dade Police Department Study, 69 Journal of Forensic Identification 104 (2019).
2018
Articles
- Certainty and Uncertainty in Reporting Fingerprint Evidence, 147 Dædalus 119 (Fall 2018) (Co-authored by: Joseph B. Kadane).
- How Trial Judges Should Think About Forensic Science Evidence, 102 Judicature 28 (2018).
2017
Articles
- Forensics or Fauxrensics? Ascertaining Accuracy in the Forensic Sciences, 49 Arizona State Law Journal 1369 (2017).
- Intuitive Error Rate Estimates for the Forensic Sciences, 57 Jurimetrics 153 (2017).
Contributions to Books
- Jury Simulation Goals, in The Psychology of Juries 161 (Margaret Bull Kovera ed. 2017) (Co-authored by: John B. Meixner).
2016
Articles
- Forensic Bitemark Identification: Weak Foundations, Exaggerated Claims, 3 Journal of Law & the Biosciences 538 (2016).
- An Empirical Research Agenda for the Forensic Sciences, 106 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 1 (2016) (Co-authored by: John B. Meixner).
- Science, Technology, or the Expert Witness: What Influences Jurors’ Judgments About Forensic Science Testimony?, 22 Psychology, Public Policy, & Law 401 (2016) (Co-authored by: N.J. Schweitzer, Michael J. Saks & Dawn E. McQuiston).
Contributions to Books
- Communicating Probabilistic Forensic Evidence in Court, in A Guide To Forensic DNA Profiling 279 (Allan Jamieson & Scott Bader eds. 2016).
2015
Contributions to Books
- Decision Making and the Law: Truth Barriers, in The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making 749 (Gideon Keren & George Wu eds. 2015) (Co-authored by: John B. Meixner).
2014
Articles
- Forensic Fallacies and a Famous Judge, Jurimetrics 211 (Spring 2014).
- Cruel and Unusual Punishments: A Comparison of Public and Judicial Opinion, Jurimetrics 109 (Winter 2014) (Co-authored by: Jason Cairns).
2013
Articles
- Linguistic Confusion in Court: Evidence from the Forensic Sciences, 21 Journal of Law & Policy 515 (2013).
- Proficiency Tests to Estimate Error Rates in the Forensic Sciences, 12 Law, Probability & Risk 89 (2013).
2011
Books
- Final Report to the National Science Foundation: Workshop on Cognitive Bias and Forensic Science (2011) (Co-authored by: John B. Meixner).
Articles
- If the Shoe Fits, They Might Acquit: The Value of Shoeprint Testimony, 8 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 21 (2011).
- The Need for a Research Culture in the Forensic Sciences, 58 UCLA Law Review 725 (2011) (Co-authored by: Jennifer L. Mnookin, Simon A. Cole, Itiel E. Dror, Barry A. J. Fisher, Max M. Houck, Keith Inman, David H. Kaye, Glenn Langenburg, D. Michael Risinger, Norah Rudin, Jay Siegel & David A. Stoney).
- Safety First? The Role of Emotion in Safety Product Betrayal Aversion, 38 Journal of Consumer Research 140 (2011) (Co-authored by: Andrew D. Gershoff).
Contributions to Books
- Misconceptions About Statistics and Statistical Evidence, in Handbook of Trial Consulting 121 (Richard L. Wiener & Brian H. Bornstein eds. 2011).
2010
Articles
- Individualization Claims in Forensic Science: Still Unwarranted, 75 Brooklyn Law Review 1187 (2010) (Co-authored by: Michael J. Saks).
- Forensic Science Reform in the 21st Century: A Major Conference, a Blockbuster Report and Reasons to Be Pessimistic, 9 Law, Probability & Risk 1 (2010).
2009
Articles
- Comments on “Getting Scarred and Winning Lotteries: Effects of Exemplar Cuing and Statistical Format on Imagining Low-Probability Events,” by Newell, Mitchell, and Hayes (2008), 22 Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 523 (2009) (Co-authored by: Laura Macchi).
- Selection Neglect in Mutual Fund Advertisements, 55 Management Science 1107 (2009) (Co-authored by: Molly Mercer).
Contributions to Books
- Statistical Evidence in Court, in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science 2401 (Allan Jamieson & Andre Moenssens eds. 2009).
2008
Articles
- A Welcome Exchange on the Scientific Status of Fingerprinting, 7 Law, Probability & Risk 85 (2008).
- The Individualization Fallacy in Forensic Science Evidence, 61 Vanderbilt Law Review 199 (2008) (Co-authored by: Michael J. Saks).
- Fingerprint Error Rates and Proficiency Tests: What They Are and Why They Matter, 59 Hastings Law Journal 1077 (2008).
2007
Articles
- Introduction to the Special Issue: Decision Making and the Law, 20 Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 453 (2007) (Co-authored by: Mandeep K. Dhami, Reid Hastie & Richard L. Wiener).
- Comment: Experts Who Don’t Know They Don’t Know, 37 Interfaces 296 (2007).
- Out to Lunch: Saks & Koehler Reply to Rudin & Inman’s Commentary, California Association of Criminalists News 18 (1st Qtr. 2007) (Co-authored by: Michael J. Saks).
2006
Articles
- Mock Jurors’ Reactions to Selective Presentation of Evidence from Multiple-Opportunity Searches, 30 Law & Human Behavior 455 (2006) (Co-authored by: William C. Thompson).
- Questions About Forensic Science: Response, 311 Science 607 (2006) (Co-authored by: Michael J. Saks).
- Comments on Bruce Budowle’s Presentation at the Sackler Colloquium on Forensic Science, Digital Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (sackler Colloquium) (2006) (Co-authored by: Michael J. Saks).
Contributions to Books
- Train Our Jurors, in Heuristics and the Law 303 (Gerd Gigerenzer & Christoph Engel eds. 2006).
- What Is the Role of Heuristics in Litigation?, in Heuristics and the Law 343 (Gerd Gigerenzer & Christoph Engel eds. 2006) (Co-authored by: Callia Piperides, Ronald J. Allen, Mandeep K. Dhami, Axel Flessner, Reid Hastie, Richard Lempert, Joachim Schulz & Gerhard Wagner).
2005
Articles
- Betrayal Aversion Is Reasonable, 28 Behavioral & Brain Sciences 556 (2005) (Co-authored by: Andrew D. Gershoff).
- The Coming Paradigm Shift in Forensic Identification Science, 309 Science 892 (2005) (Co-authored by: Michael J. Saks).
Contributions to Books
- Pay Now or Later? The Impact of Temporal Separation of Payment and Consumption on Consumer Product Preferences, in Advances in the Economics of Information Systems 172 (Kerem Tomak ed. 2005) (Co-authored by: Ranjan Dutta).
2004
Articles
- Thinking About Low-Probability Events: An Exemplar-Cuing Theory, 15 Psychological Science 540 (2004) (Co-authored by: Laura Macchi).
Contributions to Books
- Which Chance Was Lost? The Psychology of Damage Awards Under the Loss of Chance Doctrine, in The Psychology of Economic Decisions, Vol. 2: Reasons and Choices 211 (Isabelle Brocas & Juan D. Carrillo eds. 2004).
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