| Description |
1 online resource (327 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: 200 Years of Mistaken Identification; Chapter 2 Legal Aspects of Eyewitness Testimony; Chapter 3 The Effects of Witness, Target, and Situational Factors on Eyewitness Identifications; Chapter 4 Psychological Aspects of Person Descriptions; Chapter 5 Face Recall-Methods and Problems; Chapter 6 Voice Identification by Humans and Computers; Chapter 7 The Other-Race Effect and Eyewitness Identification; Chapter 8 Enhancing Eyewitness Memory; Chapter 9 Forensic Applications of Line-Up Research |
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Chapter 10 Children's Identification EvidenceChapter 11 The Elderly Witness; Chapter 12 Logic and Methodology of Experimental Research in Eyewitness Psychology; Chapter 13 Conclusion; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
Why do police officers, investigators, prosecutors, judges, and others with an interest in eliciting accurate memory-based testimony need to inform themselves of the research literature in experimental psychology that addresses the question of witness memory? The answer is straightforward, from the perspective of a simple cost/benefit analysis. As with so many matters in the administration of public funds, effectiveness holds important rewards. Those who investigate crimes and decide which line of investigation to pursue and which line to postpone or set aside, necessarily make judgments about |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Eyewitness identification -- United States
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Eyewitness identification -- Psychological aspects
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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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Eyewitness identification
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Eyewitness identification -- Psychological aspects
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United States.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Malpass, Roy S
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Koehnken, Guenter
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| ISBN |
9781317824633 |
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1317824636 |
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9781315821023 |
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1315821028 |
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