| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 205 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Part 1 Memory and the law: miscarriages, misuse, and naïve beliefs; 1. Memory and miscarriages of justice; 2. The origins of false and repressed memories; 3. Myths and naïve beliefs about memory; Part 2 The science of memory and the law; 4. When adults' memories of childhood serve as evidence; 5. The nature and neuroscience of autobiographical memory; 6. Stress, trauma, and memory; 7. Eyewitness identification: theory, evidence and procedural implications; 8. Suggestibility and interviewing |
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9. Memory demands on jurors in the courtroom10. Collaborative remembering in eyewitnesses and jurors; Part 3 Conclusions and recommendations; 11. Conclusions and recommendations for memory and the law; References; Index |
| Summary |
"Memory is often the primary evidence in the courtroom, yet unfortunately this evidence may not be fit for purpose. This is because memory is both fallible and malleable; it is possible to forget and also to falsely remember things which never happened. The legal system has been slow to adapt to scientific findings about memory even though such findings have implications for the use of memory as evidence, not only in the case of eyewitness testimony, but also for how jurors, barristers, and judges weigh evidence. Memory and Miscarriages of Justice provides an authoritative look at the role of memory in law and highlights the common misunderstandings surrounding it while bringing the modern scientific understanding of memory to the forefront. Drawing on the latest research, this book examines cases where memory has played a role in miscarriages of justice and makes recommendations from the science of memory to support the future of memory evidence in the legal system. Appealing to undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology and law, memory experts, and legal professionals, this book provides an insightful and global view of the use of memory within the legal system."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evidence, Circumstantial.
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Admissible evidence.
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Memory.
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Judicial error.
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LAW -- Civil Procedure.
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LAW -- Legal Services.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
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Admissible evidence
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Evidence, Circumstantial
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Judicial error
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Memory
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Knott, Lauren M., author
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Conway, Martin A., 1952- author.
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| ISBN |
9781315752181 |
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9781317617389 |
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131761738X |
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1315752182 |
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