Psychological Issues in Eyewitness Identification

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Contents: Preface. S.L. Sporer, G. Koehnken, R.S. Malpass, Introduction: 200 Years of Mistaken Identification. J.P. Lipton, Legal Aspects of Eyewitness Testimony. D.J. Narby, B.L. Cutler, S.D. Penrod, The Effects of Witness, Target, and Situational Factors on Eyewitness Identifications. S.L. Sporer, Psychological Aspects of Person Descriptions. J.W. Shepherd, H.D. Ellis, Face Recall--Methods and Problems. R. Hammersley, J.D. Read, Voice Identification by Humans and Computers. J.E. Chance, A.G. Goldstein, The Other-Race Effect and Eyewitness Identification. R.S. Malpass, Enhancing Eyewitness Memory. G. Koehnken, R.S. Malpass, M.S. Wogalter, Forensic Applications of Line-Up Research. G.M. Davies, Children's Identification Evidence. A.D. Yarmey, The Elderly Witness. A. Maass, Logic and Methodology of Experimental Research in Eyewitness Psychology. R.S. Malpass, S.L. Sporer, G. Koehnken, Conclusion.

About the author

Siegfried L. Sporer, Roy S. Malpass, Guenter Koehnken

Summary

This volume summarizes evidence from various research domains on the subject of eyewitness testimony. Chapters are included on: differential aspects of recognition memory in children; elderly eyewitness' memory; person descriptions; and recommendations on how to conduct lineups.

Product details

• Assisted by: Guenter Koehnken (Editor), Koehnken Guenter (Editor), Roy S. Malpass (Editor), Malpass Roy S. (Editor), Siegfried L. Sporer (Editor), Sporer Siegfried L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.1995
• EAN: 9780805811988
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-1198-8
• No. of pages: 326
• Weight: 770 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Criminal investigation & detection, Criminal investigation and detection