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The psychology of eyewitness identification / James Michael Lampinen, Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, and Andrew D. Cling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lampinen, James M.
- Series:
- Essays in cognitive psychology.
- Essays in cognitive psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal investigation--Psychological aspects.
- Criminal investigation.
- Mistaken identity--Psychological aspects.
- Mistaken identity.
- Eyewitness identification--Psychological aspects.
- Eyewitness identification.
- Memory.
- Forensic psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (347 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Psychology Press, c2012.
- New York, NY : Psychology Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Cover; The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Twenty-Seven Years; Chapter 2. Theoretical Approaches to Eyewitness Identification; Chapter 3. Estimator Variables; Chapter 4. System Variables; Chapter 5. Indicia of Reliability; Chapter 6. Field Studies of Eyewitness Identification; Chapter 7. Expert Testimony; Chapter 8. Conclusions and Thoughts; Chapter 9. Philosophical Afterword: Memory and Reasonable Belief; References; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-24712-2
- 1-280-66147-X
- 9786613638403
- 0-203-10393-9
- 1-136-24713-0
- 9780203103937
- OCLC:
- 798532828
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