Adult Eyewitness Testimony

Adult Eyewitness Testimony Provides An Overview Of Current Empirical Research On Eyewitness Testimony And Identification Accuracy Covering Both Theory And Application. The Volume Is Organized To Address Three Important Issues: First What Are The Cognitive Social And Physical Factors That Influence The Accuracy Of Eyewitness Reports? Second How Should Lineups Be Constructed And Verbal Testimony Be Taken To Improve The Chances Of Obtaining Accurate Information? And Third Whose Testimony Should Be Believed? Are There Differences Between Accurate And Inaccurate Witnesses And Can Jurors Make Such A Distinction? Adult Eyewitness Testimony Is Crucial Reading For Memory Researchers As Well As Police Officers Judges Lawyers And Other Members Of The Judicial System. It Will Also Be Of Interest To Advanced Undergraduates And Graduate-Level Courses In Applied Social Or Cognitive Psychology Criminal Justice And Forensics.