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FBI OIG report (2006)

The FBI Office of Inspector General's report published November 2006 reconstructing the Mayfield misidentification. Found that confirmation bias, non-independent verification, and contextual contamination were the primary causes, and made 18 recommendations for FBI fingerprint examination reform.

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