Interpreting claims in offender profiles
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GaΓ«lle Villejoubert; Louise Almond; Laurence Alison
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Offender profilers use verbal and numerical probability expressions to convey uncertainty surrounding claims made about offender's characteristics. No previous research has examined how these expressions might affect the recipient's interpretation of the information. Seventy participant