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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817037703321

Autore

Lampinen James M.

Titolo

The psychology of eyewitness identification / / James Michael Lampinen, Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, and Andrew D. Cling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-24712-2

1-280-66147-X

9786613638403

0-203-10393-9

1-136-24713-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Collana

Essays in cognitive psychology

Altri autori (Persone)

ClingAndrew D

NeuschatzJeffrey S

Disciplina

363.25/8

Soggetti

Criminal investigation - Psychological aspects

Mistaken identity - Psychological aspects

Eyewitness identification - Psychological aspects

Memory

Forensic psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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