Mistaken Identification: The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law
Autor Brian L. Cutler, Steven D. Penroden Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 aug 1995
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521445726
ISBN-10: 0521445728
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 7 b/w illus. 27 tables
Dimensiuni: 154 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0521445728
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 7 b/w illus. 27 tables
Dimensiuni: 154 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
1. Eyewitness identification errors; 2. The admissibility of expert testimony on the psychology of eyewitness identification; 3. Eyewitness experts in the courts of appeal; 4. The scientific psychology of eyewitness identifications; 5. Summarizing eyewitness research findings; 6. Factors that influence eyewitness memory: witness factors; 7. Factors that influence eyewitness memory: perpetrator and event factors; 8. The effects of suggestive identification procedures on identification accuracy; 9. Legal representation at identification procedures; 10. Attorney sensitivity to factors influencing eyewitness reliability; 11. Surveying lay knowledge about sources of eyewitness unreliability; 12. The ability of jurors to differentiate accurate from inaccurate eyewitnesses; 13. Jury sensitivity to factors that influence eyewitness reliability; 14. Expert testimony and its possible impacts on the jury; 15. Improving juror knowledge, integration and decision making; 16. Court-appointed and opposing experts: better alternatives?; 17. Instructing the jury about problems of mistaken identification.
Recenzii
"...drives yet another nail into the coffin of the so-called criminal justice system. You could not find a more meticulous presentation of just how unreliable witnesses are." New Scientist
"Eyewitness evidence is often fraught with inaccuracies, nevertheless, it has the power of a sledgehammer and it can swiftly put an innocent man behind bars. Cutler and Penrod's book will assist the advocate in mounting an effective attack against this highly damaging evidence." Rene L. Valladares, The Champion
"It is an impressive work, though not without its flaws. It represents the state of the art and will unquestionably become required reading for anyone interested in the work in this area....The book is, overall, an impressive and important work." Solomon M. Fulero, Contemporary Psychology
"Eyewitness evidence is often fraught with inaccuracies, nevertheless, it has the power of a sledgehammer and it can swiftly put an innocent man behind bars. Cutler and Penrod's book will assist the advocate in mounting an effective attack against this highly damaging evidence." Rene L. Valladares, The Champion
"It is an impressive work, though not without its flaws. It represents the state of the art and will unquestionably become required reading for anyone interested in the work in this area....The book is, overall, an impressive and important work." Solomon M. Fulero, Contemporary Psychology
Descriere
Examines traditional safeguards against mistaken eyewitness identification.