Do Dogs Fool Everyone in Murder Trials?

Ann and Lisa discuss the problem of false alerts in scent detection, particularly during cadaver dog searches. People’s lives, careers, and peace of mind hang in the balance. What is a “false alert?” How, when, and why do they happen, and whose fault is it? Uncertainty and subjectivity may be hopelessly baked into the human-canine relationship. 

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