The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology: Volume II: Memory for People

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R.C.L. Lindsay, David F. Ross, J. Don Read, Michael P. Toglia
Psychology Press, Feb 13, 2007 - Psychology - 740 pages
The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology presents a survey of research and legal opinions from international experts on the rapidly expanding scientific literature addressing the accuracy and limitations of eyewitnesses as a source of evidence for the courts. For the first time, extensive reviews of factors influencing witnesses of all ages-chil
 

Contents

Preface
Chapter 1Person Descriptions as Eyewitness Evidence
More Than JustLarge Photospreads
Remembering Faces
The Psychology of Speaker Identification
Suggestive Technique
Chapter 7Lineup Construction andLineupFairness Roy S MalpassColin G Tredoux and Dawn
Radical Alternatives to Traditional Lineups
Eyewitness Memory in Young and Older Adults
Exposure toViolence and the Weapon Focus Effect
Eyewitness Confidence and the ConfidenceAccuracy
Distinguishing Accurate Eyewitness Identifications
Belief of Eyewitness Identification
Applying Psychological Research to Legal Practice
Giving Psychology Away to Lawyers
Author Index

A Role for Theory in Eyewitness Identification
Applied Lineup Theory
Person Description and Identification by Child

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