Understanding eyewitness events : theory and applications / Sean M. Lane and Kate A. Houston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lane, Sean M., author.

Houston, Kate A., author.

Series:

Psychology and crime.

NYU scholarship online.

Psychology and crime

NYU scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory.

Recollection (Psychology).

Eyewitness identification--Psychological aspects.

Eyewitness identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2021.

Summary:

In 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victim's eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty-four years, Williams was released after three separate DNA analyses proved his innocence. The victim still maintains that Williams was the culprit. This heartbreaking case is but one example of eyewitness error. In 'Understanding Eyewitness Memory', Sean M. Lane and Kate A. Houston delve into the science of eyewitness memory. They examine a number of important topics, from basic research on perception and memory to the implications of this research on the quality and accuracy of eyewitness evidence.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Memory for Persons

2. Recognizing Familiar and Unfamiliar Faces

3. Genuine and False Memories

4. Distinguishing Between Genuine and False Memories

5. Emotion and Stress

6. Remembering Changes Memory

7. Helping Eyewitness Memory

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4798-8633-5

OCLC:

1247655792