Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Culter, Brian L. Cutler
• Assisted by: Brian L. Cutler (Editor), Brian L. (Professor of Criminology Cutler (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.08.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9780195331974
• ISBN: 978-0-19-533197-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: American Psychology-Law Society Series; American Psychology-Law Societ; American Psychology-Law Society Series; American Psychology-Law Societ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology