Aftershocks in the Courtroom. Cartlidge, E. 338(6104):184–188.
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Four scientists, two engineers, and a government official participated in a meeting of an expert panel of Italy's Civil Protection Department on 31 March 2009 in the central Italian town of L'Aquila to assess a series of tremors that had shaken the town over the previous 3 months. After the group adjourned, two members gave a press conference, accompanied by local officials. Prosecutors in a controversial manslaughter trial say they downplayed the risk to L'Aquila's inhabitants, and as a result, some people who would otherwise have fled their homes during subsequent tremors stayed inside – and were killed on 6 April 2009. The trial has drawn international attention, outrage, and protests. Yet as the trial has unfolded, a more complex picture has emerged.
@article{cartlidgeAftershocksCourtroom2012,
  title = {Aftershocks in the {{Courtroom}}},
  author = {Cartlidge, Edwin},
  date = {2012-10},
  journaltitle = {Science},
  volume = {338},
  pages = {184--188},
  issn = {1095-9203},
  doi = {10.1126/science.338.6104.184},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.338.6104.184},
  abstract = {Four scientists, two engineers, and a government official participated in a meeting of an expert panel of Italy's Civil Protection Department on 31 March 2009 in the central Italian town of L'Aquila to assess a series of tremors that had shaken the town over the previous 3 months. After the group adjourned, two members gave a press conference, accompanied by local officials. Prosecutors in a controversial manslaughter trial say they downplayed the risk to L'Aquila's inhabitants, and as a result, some people who would otherwise have fled their homes during subsequent tremors stayed inside -- and were killed on 6 April 2009. The trial has drawn international attention, outrage, and protests. Yet as the trial has unfolded, a more complex picture has emerged.},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-11691306,communicating-uncertainty,earthquakes,italy,risk-assessment,science-ethics,scientific-communication},
  number = {6104}
}

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