Evaluating witness evidence : recent psychological research and new perspectives
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Evaluating witness evidence : recent psychological research and new perspectives
Wiley, c1983
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Based on a conference held in Oxford in 1981 under the auspices of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies of the Social Science Research Council
Includes index
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Leading researchers analyze the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological aspects of evaluating witness evidence. Covers the variety of psychological processes involved, including perception, memory, recognition, and recall. Discusses factors influencing the quality of memory for events, faces and voices; techniques for maximizing and evaluating information reliability, including lie detection; and juror response to witness testimony. Analyzes trends of legal thought on the problem of identification and misidentification. Presents current debates in the field.
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