Eyewitness Testimony

Eyewitness Testimony
Author: Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1996
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780674287778

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By shedding light on the many factors that can intervene and create inaccurate testimony, Elizabeth Loftus illustrates how memory can be radically altered by the way an eyewitness is questioned, and how new memories can be implanted and old ones changed in subtle ways.

Eyewitness Testimony

Eyewitness Testimony
Author: Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2019
Genre: Criminals
ISBN: 9781522174875

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Identifying the Culprit

Identifying the Culprit
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2015-01-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309310628

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Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification makes the case that better data collection and research on eyewitness identification, new law enforcement training protocols, standardized procedures for administering line-ups, and improvements in the handling of eyewitness identification in court can increase the chances that accurate identifications are made. This report explains the science that has emerged during the past 30 years on eyewitness identifications and identifies best practices in eyewitness procedures for the law enforcement community and in the presentation of eyewitness evidence in the courtroom. In order to continue the advancement of eyewitness identification research, the report recommends a focused research agenda.

The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification
Author: James Michael Lampinen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2012-04-27
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1136247122

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This volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The book starts with the perspective that there are a variety of conceptual and empirical problems with eyewitness identification as a form of forensic evidence, just as there are a variety of problems with other forms of forensic evidence. There is then an examination of the important results in the study of eyewitness memory and the implications of this research for psychological theory and for social and legal policy. The volume takes the perspective that research on eyewitness identification can be seen as the paradigmatic example of how psychological science can be successfully applied to real-world problems.

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
Author: Richard Bauckham
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2008-09-22
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0802863906

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Noted New Testament scholar Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption the accounts of Jesus circulated as "anonymous community traditions," instead asserting that they were transmitted in the name of the original eyewitness.

Eyewitness Testimony

Eyewitness Testimony
Author: Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 415
Release:
Genre: Criminals
ISBN: 9781558347144

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Mistaken Identification

Mistaken Identification
Author: Brian L. Cutler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1995-08-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780521445726

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Examines traditional safeguards against mistaken eyewitness identification.

Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification
Author: Brian L. Cutler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009-08-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0195331974

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Eyewitness testimony is highly compelling in a criminal trial, and can have an indelible impact on jurors. However, two decades of research on the subject have shown us that eyewitnesses are sometimes wrong, even when they are highly confident that they are making correct identifications. This book brings together an impressive group of researchers and practicing attorneys to provide current overviews and critiques of key topics in eyewitness testimony.

How Can So Many Be Wrong?

How Can So Many Be Wrong?
Author: Margaret A. Hagen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2019-04-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1498579884

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Of the 347 U.S. false criminal convictions overturned so far through DNA testing, 73 percent were based on erroneous eyewitness testimony. How could so many eyewitnesses be wrong? This book answers this question. The analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court eyewitness cases shows that most of the Court’s holdings were likely in error. The Court—like the judges and juries in the courts below—greatly overestimated the reliability of eyewitnesses against the defendants and decided their convictions based on unsound evidence. The facts of the cases and personalities of the defendants are engaging and compelling. An expert is needed to inform the judge and the jury of the circumstances to consider when weighing the testimony of the witness against the facts of the case. It is a clear violation of Due Process to deny the defendant the provision of an expert witness in all cases where the eyewitness testimony lacks corroboration. Research assessing both cross-examination and jury instructions makes it abundantly clear that neither can effectively provide courts with the counterintuitive information necessary to evaluate eyewitness reliability: denial of an expert is denial of Due Process.