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title: Why Do Forensic Experts Disagree? Suggestions for Policy and Practice Changes - CONCEPT Professional Training
description: Unreliable opinions can result in arbitrary or unjust legal outcomes for forensic examinees, as well as diminish confidence in psychological expertise within the legal system. This is the bottom line of a recently published article Translational Issues in Psychological Science.
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# [Why Do Forensic Experts Disagree? Suggestions for Policy and Practice Changes - CONCEPT Professional Training](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/forensic-experts-disagree-suggestions-policy-practice-changes/)

 Written by [Amanda Beltrani](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/author/amanda-beltrani) | Sep 8, 2017 9:51:00 AM

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