Mistaken Identification - The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law (Paperback)

The criminal justice system has devised several procedural safeguards to protect defendants from erroneous conviction resulting from mistaken eyewitness identification. Mistaken Identification: The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law reviews the empirical research bearing on the adequacy of those safeguards. This body of literature converges on the conclusion that traditional safeguards such as presence of counsel at lineups, cross-examination, and judges' instructions, are ineffective safeguards against mistaken eyewitness identification. Expert psychological testimony on eyewitness memory, designed to educate the jury about how memory processes work and how eyewitness testimony should be evaluated, shows much greater promise as a safeguard against mistaken identifications and erroneous convictions. Mistaken Identification is an invaluable text for advanced psychology students, law students and researchers of memory.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Brian L. Cutler • Steven D. Penrod
Dimensions:	234 x 154 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-44572-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Criminal or forensic psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Criminal investigation & detection Promotions
LSN:	0-521-44572-8
Barcode:	9780521445726

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