Cannabis intoxication does not impair eyewitness recall with the Sketch Cognitive Interview but increases confidence in lineup errors [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrevious research has shown that cannabis intoxication may increase false memories, thereby affecting the validity of eyewitness testimony. Evidence-based investigative interview methods might counteract these cannabis-induced memory impairments. In this
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Delays reduce culprit-presence detection but do not affect guessing-based selection in response to lineups [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPolice lineups are conducted with varying delays between the crime and the lineup. Crime-to-lineup delays may adversely affect the detection of the presence and absence of the culprit in the lineup and may potentially affect guessing-based selection.
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Using confidence, decision time, and confidence entropy to predict accuracy for online and real eyewitnesses [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIt is important to identify factors that police can use to distinguish accurate from inaccurate eyewitnesses (i.e., reflector variables). In this study, we examined three such variables known to reflect eyewitness accuracy: confidence, decision time, and
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Social Metamemory Judgments in the Legal Context: Examining Judgments About the Memory of Others [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesJurors and other legal decision-makers are often required to make judgments about the likely memory accuracy of another person. Legal systems tend to presume that decision-makers are well-placed to make such judgments (at least in the majority of cases ...
Rebecca K. Helm, Yan Chen
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On the Continuum of Foundational Validity: Lessons from Eyewitness Science for Latent Fingerprint Examination [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesWhether forensic disciplines have established foundational validity—sufficient empirical evidence that a method reliably produces a predictable level of performance—has become a question of growing interest among scientists and legal professionals.
Adele Quigley-McBride, T. L. Blackall
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The effect of various focal length photographs on eyewitness identification accuracy [PDF]
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2021 A key factor that has rarely been investigated regarding the technical details of photographs in eyewitness identification research is focal length. Focal length can be defined as the distance between the camera lens and the camera sensor, providing ...
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Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence
Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, 2021 Eyewitness identification is an important criminal evidence for the justice system, however, innocent people can be identified for crimes that they did not commit.
Janaina Matida, William Weber Cecconello
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Evaluating the utility of facial identification information: Accuracy versus precision
South African Journal of Science, 2023 Facial identification evidence obtained from eyewitnesses, such as person descriptions and facial composites, plays a fundamental role in criminal investigations and is regularly regarded as valuable evidence for apprehending and prosecuting ...
Kyra Scott, Colin Tredoux, Alicia Nortje
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Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, 2020 The present article addresses aspects of eyewitness identification in Brazil and the United States, as well as some of the factors that imply the fallibility of testimony.
Marina Trindade Magalhães
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Empirical investigations into eyewitness identification accuracy typically necessitate the creation of novel stimulus materials, which can be a challenging and time-consuming task.
Ulrike Kruse, Stefan R Schweinberger
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